Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater

Amount Amount
Added Found Bias
Water g/L g/L St So %
800 796 60.6 27.1 −0.5
960 944 72.1 −1.7

*Each Youden pair was used to calculate one laboratory data point (S ).
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TABLE 3500-FE:I. SELECTION OF LIGHT PATH LENGTH FOR VARIOUS IRON

CONCENTRATIONS
Fe
g
50-mL 100-mL Light
Final Final Path
Volume Volume cm
50–200 100–400 1
25–100 50–200 2
10–40 20–80 5
5–20 10–40 10

TABLE 3500-K:I. CONCENTRATION OF CATIONS INTERFERING AT VARIOUS

CONCENTRATIONS OF POTASSIUM
Concentration Causing 10% Error
mg/L
K conc = 100
Cation K conc = 1 mg/L K conc = 10 mg/L mg/L

Cs+ 1.0 10 100

NH4+ 2.7 27 270

Tl+ 31.4 314 3 140

Ag+ 2 765 27 650 276 500
Tris+ 3 105 31 050 310 500
Li+ 356 3 560 35 600
Na+ 1 179 11 790 117 900

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