IS 8770 : 1978 Artificial sea water for laboratory use

UDC 663.648 : 542 CHD 1
Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

1.1 This standard specifies the composition and the method ofpreparation of artificial sea water for conducting tests in thelaboratory.

2 References

IS 2 :1960 Rules for rounding offnumerical values

IS 254 : 1973Specification for magnesium chloride

IS 1070 : 1977Specification for water for general laboratory use

IS 1314 : 1967Specification for calcium chloride

IS 2124 : 1962Specification for sodium bicarbonate

IS 2797 : 1964Specification for potassium bromide

IS 4408 : 1967Specification for sodium chloride, analytical reagent

IS 7223 : 1973Specification for potassium chloride, analytical reagent