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Q: Converting mS to Salinity/Specific Gravity ( No Answer,   3 Comments )
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Subject: Converting mS to Salinity/Specific Gravity
Category: Science > Instruments and Methods
Asked by: nigol-ga
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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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Subject: 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.
Subject: 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
Subject: 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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