The Ricca Chemical synthetic sea water is composed of 95.87% water, 2.39% sodium chloride, 1.08% magnesium chloride hexahydrate, 0.15% calcium chloride dihydrate, 0.07% potassium chloride, 0.02% sodium bicarbonate, 0.01% potassium bromide, 0.00% strontium chloride hexahydrate, 0.00% boric acid, 0.00% sodium hydroxide, 0.00% sodium fluoride. It is suitable for studying marine biology applications. It can be stored at a temperature of 15 to 30 degree C.
- ASTM D 1141 substitute ocean water without heavy metals