Water

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Water

Description

Water, H₂O, is widely used in the laboratory, particularly as a solvent and cleaning agent. Chemically pure water is used in various grades of purification: double distilled water (ddH₂O) versus distilled water (AD or dH₂O) and deionized or demineralized water (diH₂O). Combination purification methods are frequently used. In published protocols, it is frequently assumed that the standards of each laboratory are applied as to the quality of purified water, when H₂O is used without further specification. Purification is not only to be controlled with respect to salt content and corresponding electrical conductivity (ultra-pure water: 5.5 μS/m due to H⁺ and OH^- ions), but also in terms of microbial contamination.

Abbreviation: H₂O

MitoPedia topics: Media for respirometry, Substrate and metabolite 

Examples

• MiPNet14.13 Medium-MiR06
• OroboPOS-Electrolyte Powder
• MiPNet19.03 O2k-cleaning and ISS
• Biological contamination