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The most precise determination of dissolved oxygen can be carried out by a iodometric titration according to Winkler [15]. Although this method has been modified somewhat, the principle is unchanged and it is therefore probably the oldest method for water analysis still employed.
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Golterman, H.L. (1983). The Winkler Determination. In: Gnaiger, E., Forstner, H. (eds) Polarographic Oxygen Sensors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81863-9_31
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