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Method and device for safely preserving aqueous field samples using acid or base

US5322800A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 1993
Grant dateJun 21, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/255
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention concerns a method and apparatus for collecting and preserving field water samples on site in which a salt solution, contained in a syringe by a rupturable thin film membrane, is injected through a strong acid or base ion exchange filter to produce a required amount of either nitric acid, sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide for sample collection and preservation.

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