Development of a reference solution for the pH of seawater

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 388, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1877-1883

  Prenesti, Enrico ^a   Ferrara, Enzo ^b   Berto, Silvia ^a   Fisicaro, Paola ^b   Daniele, Pier Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activity coefficients; Electroanalytical methods; Harned cell; Ionic strength; PH measurement

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; ELECTROLYTES; INORGANIC ACIDS; IONIC STRENGTH; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BORIC ACIDS; HARNED CELLS; SODIUM PERCHLORATE;

SEAWATER;

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; PH; POTENTIOMETRY; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHODS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POTENTIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEAWATER;

EID: 34547417481     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-007-1423-8     Document Type: Article

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