Factors affecting nitric oxide and nitrous oxide emissions from ...

the NO gas concentration values were recorded over time (see Fig. 3.5) and then converted to
actual NO concentrations using standard curves to to determine dC/dt (see section. 3.4)
Figure 3.2 Schematic of the calibration procedure carried out for LMA-3D
NO reading on LMA-3D (ppbV)
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Theoritical NO std gas flow rate to LMA-3D (mL min -1 )
Figure 3.3 Calibration curve for NO using LMA-3D instrument
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