Environmental Chemical Mapping Using an Underwater Mass Spectrometer

Authors

P. G. Wenner, University of South Florida
R. J. Bell, University of South Florida
F. H.W. van Amerom, University of South Florida
S. K. Toler, University of South Florida
J. E. Edkins, University of South Florida
M. L. Hall, University of South Florida
K Koehn, University of South Florida
R. T. Short, University of South Florida
R. H. Byrne, University of South FloridaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2004

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-9936(04)00404-2

Abstract

An underwater mass spectrometer (MS) deployed on a remotely guided surface vehicle was used to monitor a suite of dissolved gases and volatile organics in saltwater and freshwater environments. Spectrometer data were acquired at a rate of 0.7–3.6 s/sample for 2–3 h. The resulting multi-analyte spectrometer data were recorded in real time with the Global Positioning System (GPS) observations of the surface vehicle and transmitted to a remote laptop computer via a wireless Ethernet link. These data were merged to create high-resolution maps of chemical distributions.

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Citation / Publisher Attribution

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, v. 23, issue 4, p. 288-295

Scholar Commons Citation

Wenner, P. G.; Bell, R. J.; van Amerom, F. H.W.; Toler, S. K.; Edkins, J. E.; Hall, M. L.; Koehn, K; Short, R. T.; and Byrne, R. H., "Environmental Chemical Mapping Using an Underwater Mass Spectrometer" (2004). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 1741.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/1741