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Ammonium
Chloride
Nitrate
The table below lists concentrations of possible interfering ions that cause 10% error at various levels (in
ppm) of NH4+.
The table below lists concentrations of possible interfering ions that cause 10% error at various levels (in
ppm) of Cl-.
The table below lists concentrations of possible interfering ions that cause 10% error at various levels (in
ppm) of N03-.
Ion
100 ppm NH4+
10 ppm NH4+
1 ppm NH4+
Celsium (Cs
+
)
100
10
1
Potassium (K
+
)
270
27
2.7
Thallium (TI
+
)
3100
310
31
pH (H
+
)
pH 1.6
pH 2.6
pH 3.6
Silver (Ag
+
)
270,000
27,000
2,700
Lithium (Li
+
)
35,000
3,500
350
Sodium (Na
+
)
11,100
1,100
110
Ion
100 ppm NH4+
10 ppm NH4+
1 ppm NH4+
Hydroxide (OH
-
)
3,840
384
38.4
Ammonia (NH
3
)
6
0.6
0.06
Thiosulfate (S
2
O
3
2-
)
3
0.3
0.03
Bromide (Br
-
)
0.68
0.068
6.8 x 10-3
Sulfide (S
2-
)
9 x 10-5
9 x 10-6
9 x 10-7
Iodide (I
-
)
1.8 x 10-4
1.8 x 10-5
1.8 x 10-6
Cyanide (CN
-
)
1.5 x 10-5
1.5 x 10-6
1.5 x 10-7
Ion
100 ppm NH4+
10 ppm NH4+
1 ppm NH4+
Perchlorate (CIO
4
-
)
7 x 10-2
7 x 10-3
7 x 10-4
Iodide (I
-
)
4
0.4
0.04
Chlorate (CIO
3
-
)
30
3
0.3
Cyanide (CN
-
)
20
2
0.2
Bromide (Br
-
)
400
40
4
Nitrite (NO
2
-
)
230
23
2
Hydrogen Sulfide (HS
-
)
230
23
2
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