Hanna Instruments HI 83218-01 User Manual
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• Add the content of one packet of HI 93707-0 reagent.
Replace the cap and shake gently for about 15 seconds.
• Reinsert the cuvette into the instrument.
• Press Timer and the display will show the countdown prior to the measurement or, alternatively, wait
for 6 minutes and press Read. When the timer ends the meter will perform the reading. The instrument
displays concentration in mg/L of nitrite.
• Press or to access the second level functions.
• Press the Chem Frm key to convert the result in mg/L of nitrogen-nitrite (NO
2
¯-N) and sodium nitrite
(NaNO
2
).
• Press or to return to the measurement screen.
INTERFERENCES
Interference may be caused by the following ions:
ferrous, ferric, cupric, mercurous, silver, antimonious, bismuth, auric, lead, metavanadate and chloroplatinate.
Strongly reducing and oxidizing reagents.
High levels of nitrate (above 100 mg/L) could yield falsely high readings due to a minute amount of
reduction to nitrite that could occur at these levels.
Nitrite LR