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Measurement of Atmospheric Ozone by a Quick Electrochemical Method

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AT a conference held at Oxford in September 1936 the need for a chemical method of determining atmospheric ozone, and the objections against those applied so far, were discussed1. Two years later a procedure was described which avoided the earlier drawbacks: by condensing ozone on cooled silica gel it was possible to reach a concentration sufficient for safe identification by specific reagents and absorption spectrum, and for a reliable titration.2 The process is, however, cumbersome, and the hope was expressed that, after establishing this trustworthy method by which to test others, a much simpler one'might be found sufficiently exact for meteorological purposes3.

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PANETH, F., GLÜCKAUF, E. Measurement of Atmospheric Ozone by a Quick Electrochemical Method. Nature 147, 614–615 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147614a0

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