The invention relates to a method for measuring the contents of
total nitrogen and
total phosphorus contained in
seawater substrate
sludge by adopting combined
digestion, comprising the following steps of: weighing 1.0 g of air-dried sample screened through a phi 0.5 mm
sieve; adding 8 mL of
sulfuric acid and 2 mL of
hydrogen peroxide, carefully and uniformly shaking, and placing overnight; slowly increasing temperature till the
sulfuric acid is smoky; slightly cooling, then adding a plurality of drops of
hydrogen peroxide, and continuously heating till the solution is colourless or off-white; slightly cooling, adding water, and heating to boiling; taking down for cooling, nondestructively transferring a digested solution into a 100 mL
volumetric flask, adding water, fixing volume, and standing for clarification or filtering by using
phosphate-free
filter paper; then sucking 10.0 mL of sample solution containing 0.05-1.0 mg of the
phosphorus into a 50 mL
volumetric flask, adding water to 20-30 mL, carrying out color development and color comparison with a
standard solution series under same conditions, and reading
absorbance; and carrying out a control experiment by respectively using standard substances, i.e.
ammonium sulfate and
monopotassium phosphate to measure the contents of the
total nitrogen and the
total phosphorus which are contained in the
seawater substrate
sludge. The measuring method has high accuracy and easiness, convenience and fastness for operation and is suitable for batched measurement, thereby enhancing the work efficiency.