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Salinity is the measurement of salts dissolved in a solution of water. Salinity is measured in percentage (%) or parts per thousand (ppt) and is tested either with a conductivity meter, hydrometer, or refractometer. The IC-PC60 comes in a kit that includes everything you need to get started, including calibration solutions, calibration bottles, storage solutions, AAA batteries, and a lanyard all in a portable carrying case. The most popular meter for measuring salinity in pools, the EC-SaltTestr11, makes salinity testing a breeze. The large dual display screen shows temperature and accurate salinity levels at the same time. Pool maintenance is a tedious job, and nobody wants to do it, to be honest. It is why pool owners will utilize every device they can get their hands into to simplify the swimming pool maintenance process.In 2010 a new standard for the properties of seawater called the thermodynamic equation of seawater 2010 ( TEOS-10) was introduced, advocating absolute salinity as a replacement for practical salinity, and conservative temperature as a replacement for potential temperature. [6] This standard includes a new scale called the reference composition salinity scale. Absolute salinities on this scale are expressed as a mass fraction, in grams per kilogram of solution. Salinities on this scale are determined by combining electrical conductivity measurements with other information that can account for regional changes in the composition of seawater. They can also be determined by making direct density measurements. Tromp, J. Seismic wavefield imaging of Earth’s interior across scales. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ. 2020, 1, 40–53. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef][ Green Version] Open the spotlight, and drop seawater onto the objective lens, and then gently cover the spotlight. Ashokan, R.R.; Thomas, K.; Natarajan, V. Design, fabrication and evaluation of zero external field conductivity cell for CTD sensor. In Proceedings of the 2009 International Symposium on Ocean Electronics (SYMPOL 2009), Cochin, India, 18–20 November 2009; pp. 128–132. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef]