A Low-Cost, Portable Optical Sensing System With Wireless Communication Compatible of Real-Time and Remote Detection of Dissolved Ammonia

Shijie DENG; William DOHERTY; Michael AP MCAULIFFE; Urszula SALAJ-KOSLA; Liam LEWIS; Guillaume HUYET

doi:10.1007/s13320-016-0291-2

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