Hanna Instruments HI 83200 User Manual
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Phosphate LR
PHOSPHATE LOW RANGE
SPECIFICATIONS
Range
0.00 to 2.50 mg/L
Resolution
0.01 mg/L
Accuracy
±0.04 mg/L ±4% of reading at 25 °C
Typical EMC Dev. ±0.01 mg/L
Light Source
Tungsten lamp with narrow band interference filter @ 610 nm
Method
Adaptation of the Ascorbic Acid method. The reaction between phosphate and the
reagent causes a blue tint in the sample.
REQUIRED REAGENTS
Code
Description
Quantity
HI 93713-0
Powder reagent
1 packet
REAGENT SETS
HI 93713-01 Reagents for 100 tests
HI 93713-03 Reagents for 300 tests
For other accessories see page 124.
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE
• Select the
Phosphate LR method using the procedure
described in the
Method Selection section (see page 12).
• Rinse, cap and shake the cuvette several times with
unreacted sample. Fill the cuvette with 10 mL of sample
up to the mark and replace the cap.
• Place the cuvette into the holder and close the lid.
• Press the
Zero key. The display will show “-0.0-” when the meter is zeroed and ready for measurement.
• Remove the cuvette and add the content of one packet of
HI 93713-0 reagent. Replace the cap and shake gently (for
about 2 minutes) until the powder is completely dissolved.
Phosphate HR
• Add the content of one packet of HI 93717B-0 Phosphate
HR Reagent B to the cuvette. Replace the cap and shake
gently until completely dissolved.
• Reinsert the cuvette into the instrument.
• Press
Timer and the display will show the countdown prior to the measurement or, alternatively, wait
for 5 minutes and press
Read. When the timer ends the meter will perform the reading. The instrument
displays the results in
mg/L of phosphate (PO
4
3
¯).
• Press ▲ or ▼ to access the second level functions.
• Press the
Chem Frm key to convert the result in mg/L of phosphorus (P) and phosphorus pentoxide
(P
2
O
5
).
• Press ▲ or ▼ to return to the measurement screen.
INTERFERENCES
Sulfide
Chloride above 150000 mg/L )
Calcium above 10000 mg/L as CaCO
3
Magnesium above 40000 mg/L as CaCO
3
Ferrous iron above 100 mg/L
10 mL