Instrument: Flow Injection Analyzer

Instrument Short Name: FIA
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB36/)
Instrument Description:

An instrument that performs flow injection analysis. Flow injection analysis (FIA) is an approach to chemical analysis that is accomplished by injecting a plug of sample into a flowing carrier stream. FIA is an automated method in which a sample is injected into a continuous flow of a carrier solution that mixes with other continuously flowing solutions before reaching a detector. Precision is dramatically increased when FIA is used instead of manual injections and as a result very specific FIA systems have been developed for a wide array of analytical techniques.

PI supplied instrument name: Lachat Instuments QuikChem 8000 FIA
Dataset-specific description

Major nutrient concentrations were estimated using Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) at the Analytical Facility, Marine Science Institute, UCSB. Samples were run on a Lachat Instuments QuikChem 8000 FIA.