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Converting mS to Salinity/Specific Gravity
Category: Science > Instruments and Methods Asked by: nigol-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
28 Oct 2002 23:04 PST
Expires: 26 Nov 2002 15:41 PST Question ID: 91743 |
I would like to know how to:
Convert the electrical conductance of my aquarium water measured
in milliSiemens (mS) to salinity and specific gravity. The conversion
must be temperature compensated. A formula would work best to do the
conversion. |
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Re: Converting mS to Salinity/Specific Gravity
From: fstokens-ga on 29 Oct 2002 11:14 PST |
If you can't find a formula, you could always make a few standard saline solutions, measure the conductance at a few temperatures, and use this data to make calibration curves. |
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Re: Converting mS to Salinity/Specific Gravity
From: ldavinci-ga on 01 Nov 2002 15:28 PST |
You might find the PDF document below helpful to arrive at the correct formula: http://www.cwr.uwa.edu.au/cwr/teaching/fm200_ivey/gi_equation.pdf Regards ldavinci |
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Re: Converting mS to Salinity/Specific Gravity
From: ziffielou-ga on 02 Nov 2002 11:29 PST |
I agree. If you can't find a formula, then set up standards, measure them, construct STD curve and then examine the unknown. There are ion -specific electrodes available. Also, you migh contact your neighborhood hospital and see if you could use the electrode(s) found in their clinical chemistry lab. Good Luck! |
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