An Analysis of the Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Monterey Harbor Utilizing the Methods of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry and Polarography.

Abstract

As part of the Monterey Breakwater Project, six water samples were taken from the study area located offshore from Del Monte Beach east of Municipal Wharf No. 2 in Monterey, California. The heavy metals in the sea water were concentrated and removed using the ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC)--methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) solvent extraction system. The concentrations of the metals cobalt, copper, iron, lead, and nickel in the samples were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0738889

Entities

People

  • James William Tanner

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 1-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Absorption
  • Breakwaters
  • California
  • Extraction
  • Heavy Metals
  • Metals
  • Offshore
  • Polarography
  • Sea Water
  • Solvent Extraction
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Water

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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