Polarographic Oxygen Sensors: Aquatic and Physiological Applications

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Factors Influencing the Stability of Polarographic Oxygen Sensors....Pages 3-17
Calibration and Accuracy of Polarographic Oxygen Sensors....Pages 18-30
A Thermodynamic Consideration of Permeability Coefficients of Membranes....Pages 31-36
Microcoaxial Needle Sensor for Polarographic Measurement of Local O 2 Pressure in the Cellular Range of Living Tissue. Its Construction and Properties....Pages 37-65
Electrolytes....Pages 66-72
The Action of Hydrogen Sulfide on Polarographic Oxygen Sensors....Pages 73-75
A Double-Membrane Sterilizable Oxygen Sensor....Pages 76-80
Construction of a Polarographic Oxygen Sensor in the Laboratory....Pages 81-85
A Polarographic Oxygen Sensor Designed for Sewage Work and Field Application....Pages 86-89
Electronic Circuits for Polarographic Oxygen Sensors....Pages 90-101
The Application of a Microprocessor to Dissolved Oxygen Measurement Instrumentation....Pages 102-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
An Automated Multiple-Chamber Intermittent-Flow Respirometer....Pages 111-126
The Application of Polarographic Oxygen Sensors for Continuous Assessment of Gas Exchange in Aquatic Animals....Pages 127-133
The Twin-Flow Microrespirometer and Simultaneous Calorimetry....Pages 134-166
Simultaneous Direct and Indirect Calorimetry....Pages 167-175
An Automated, Intermittent Flow Respirometer for Monitoring Oxygen Consumption and Long-Term Activity of Pelagic Crustaceans....Pages 176-183
Sealed Respirometers for Small Invertebrates....Pages 184-189
A Method for the Simultaneous Long-Term Recording of Oxygen Evolution and Chloroplast Migration in an Individual Cell of Acetabularia ....Pages 190-194
A Respirometer for Monitoring Homogenate and Mitochondrial Respiration....Pages 195-201
Bacterial Growth and Antibiotics in Animal Respirometry....Pages 202-218
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
 p O 2 and Oxygen Content Measurement in Blood Samples Using Polarographic Oxygen Sensors....Pages 219-233
Determination of the In Vivo Oxygen Flux into the Eye....Pages 234-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
In Situ Measurement of Oxygen Profiles in Lakes: Microstratifications, Oscillations, and the Limits of Comparison with Chemical Methods....Pages 245-264
In Situ Measurement of Oxygen Profiles of Sediments by use of Oxygen Microelectrodes....Pages 265-273
Methods for Measuring Benthic Community Respiration Rates....Pages 274-284
In Situ Measurement of Community Metabolism in Littoral Marine Systems....Pages 285-297
Deep-Sea Respirometry: In Situ Techniques....Pages 298-319
Calculation of Equilibrium Oxygen Concentration....Pages 321-333
Calculation of p O 2 in Water Equilibrated with a Mixture of Room Air and Nitrogen....Pages 334-336
Calculation of Energetic and Biochemical Equivalents of Respiratory Oxygen Consumption....Pages 337-345
The Winkler Determination....Pages 346-351
Symbols and Units: Toward Standardization....Pages 352-358
Back Matter....Pages 359-372