LaMotte ColorQ DW - Manual (Page 7)

*Nitrate - Code 3884A-H
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1. Press button to go to “nit” Nitrate.
2. Fill a clean tube to the 5 mL line with water sample.
3. Add 1 NITRATE Tablet. Crush with tablet crusher. Immediately slide
tube into Protective Sleeve.
4. Cap. Invert 30 times per minute for TWO minutes.
5. Wait FIVE minutes. Remove sleeve if used. Insert tube into Color Q.
6. Press button to read “nit” Nitrate-Nitrogen in ppm. Remove tube.
NOTE: Nitrate Tablets are sensitive to UV light. The Protective Sleeve
will protect the reaction from UV light. If testing indoors, there is no
need to use the Protective Sleeve in this procedure.
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ColorQ Range: 0-15 ppm NITRATE-NITROGEN
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* Reagent is a potential health hazard. Read MSDS at www.lamotte.com.