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Copper Analysis. In water. Natasha Higgins Christie King Belle Choi. Cu. Molar Mass Number 55.85. CAS Registry Number 7440-50-8. Health. Benefits. Health Effects. Bad. How much is too much?. In Canada: No more than 1 mg/L in water. In United States: No more than
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Copper Analysis In water Natasha Higgins Christie King Belle Choi
Cu Molar Mass Number 55.85 CAS Registry Number 7440-50-8
Health Benefits
Health Effects Bad
How much is too much? In Canada: No more than 1 mg/L in water In United States: No more than 1.3 mg/L
Instruments for Analysis • Spectrometer • CuVer I Copper Reagent Powder Pillows • Water/Copper Samples Bicinchoninate Method
Step by Step Analysis 1. Select Test 2. Fill a cell with 10mL of sample 3. Add one CuVer 1 Copper Reagent powder pillow to the already prepared water sample cell. Simply swirl to mix. 4. Start a timer on the spectrometer for 2 minutes. 5. When the timer expires, fill another cell sample with 10mL of same sample. 6. Insert the blank into the cell holder. 7. Zero the instrument so that the display shows 0.00mg/L 8. Within 30 minutes of above sample made, insert the other prepared sample into cell holder. Results will be shown.
Skills Required • How to read a spectrometer’s results. • How to set up spectrometer into computer.
Citations • Unknown, .”Knowledge Base: Hack Parameter FAQ.” HACH: n.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2011. <http://www.hach.com/kb-parameterfaq • http://www.hach.com/cuver-1-copper-reagent-powder-pillows-10-ml-pk-100/product-downloads?id=7640177647 • http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/water-contamination/copper-contaminants-removal-water.htm • Damgaard, Margie. "Copper and your Health." Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. N.p., 28 January 2003. Web. 29 Nov 2011. <http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/dwg/copper.htm>. • Unknown, . "Northwest Territories Drinking Water Quality Database." Government of the Northwest Territories. GNWT, n.d. Web. 29 Nov 2011. <http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/operations/water/WWMeasure.htm> • Unknown, . "Copper Analysis." Safe Water. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov 2011. <http://www.safewater.org/PDFS/owd/OWD_Copper_Analysis_HS.pdf>. • http://www.fws.gov/fisheries/aadap/National%20Aquaculture%20Drug%20Research%20Forum/SOPs/SOP%20ANA%20306.0%20Cu%20ICP%20Method.pdf