Pt/Co scale

The Platinum-Cobalt Scale (Pt/Co scale or Apha-Hazen Scale ) is a color scale that was introduced in 1892 by chemist A. Hazen. The index was developed as a way to evaluate pollution levels in waste water. It has since expanded to a common method of comparison of the intensity of yellow-tinted samples. It is specific to the color yellow and is based off of dilutions of a 500 ppm platinum cobalt solution. The ASTM has detailed description and procedures in ASTM Designation D1209, "Standard Test Method doe Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)."^[1][2][3]

References

1. ^ http://www.hunterlab.com/appnotes/an11_96br3.pdf
2. ^ Designation D1209-00, "Standard Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)," ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2000
3. ^ Hazen, A., "The Measurement of the Colors of Natural Waters," American Chemist Journal (18:264), 1896