Table 6 List of the Certified Materials (CRM) and standards used for the analysis.
Parameters | Certified Reference Materials or standards solutions | Details |
|---|---|---|
Salinity | IAPSO, Normal Standard Seawater | Calibrated in conductivity ratio (K15) and in salinity |
Dissolved oxygen | OSIL, Potassium iodate standard solution | Concentration 0.01N |
Nutrients | Kanso Technos co, autoclaved natural seawater | Different lots with large ranges of concentrations |
pH | A. Dickson lab, tris buffer | pH = 8.094 @ T = 25°C and S = 35 |
Total alkalinity | A. Dickson lab, sterilized natural seawater | Different batches with a concentration about 2 200 μmole/kg |
Phytoplankton pigments | DHI group, pigments in 1 mL solvant vials | Mixed and single pigments vials for control and calibration |
