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Whatman No. 1 filters impregnated with a 3% solution of oxalic acid in ethanol which are used for elimination of ammonia from the air stream before entering the absorber for collecting SO2, were tested for a possible application (a) in the spectrophotometric determination of ammonia with Nessler's reagent and (b) in the reflectometric determination of smoke. It was shown that impregnated filters were as suitable for the determination of ammonia as absorbing solution and as applicable for smoke measurement as untreated filters. Further, the advantage of using impregnated filters for sampling ammonia lies in avoiding the interference of organic vapours which may occur, if absorbing solution is used.
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Šišović, A., Fugaš, M. Application of impregnated filters to determination of smoke and ammonia. Environ Monit Assess 9, 101–104 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394220
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394220