Principal Investigator Harold Hemond
Complementing both mass spectrometric and optical date, information on the ionic composition of waters is essential to scientists, managers, and industries alike. In this project, we are using standard commercially-available specific ion electrodes (ISEs) and developing signal processing methods to overcome the problems of cross-reactivities (interferences) experienced by most of these electrodes in the presence of interfering ions for which they are not specific. An instrument capable of AUV deployment is ultimately desired.