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The Toxicity of Synthetic Sea Salts and Natural Seawater to the Development of White Sea Urchin (Lytichinus pictus) Larvae

Mar 15, 2005 | Advanced Aquarist

Aquatic Research Laboratory, Marineland, Moorpark, California 93021

Two bioassay tests were conducted to evaluate the effects of recently mixed commercial synthetic sea salts (SSS) and natural seawater (NSW) on the development of larvae of the White Sea urchin Lytichinus pictus.…

A Chemical Analysis of Select Trace Elements in Synthetic Sea Salts and Natural Seawater

Sep 15, 2004 | Advanced Aquarist, Advanced Aquarist

In marine aquarium science there are many issues that have been passionately debated for decades. Two of the most common issues involve the questions of 1) which is ‘better’ – natural seawater or synthetic sea salts, and 2) trace elements in synthetic sea salts: good or bad?…