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Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus Colorimetry: Standard Test Method For
Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus Colorimetry: Standard Test Method For
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Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D5386 − 16
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approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D5386 – 10. DOI: 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
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10. Calibration
Reagent Chemicals, American Chemical Society Specifications, American
Chemical Society, Washington, DC. For suggestions on the testing of reagents not 10.1 Setup the instrument for operation by following the
listed by the American Chemical Society, see Analar Standards for Laboratory
manufacturer’s instructions. This should include setting oper-
Chemicals, BDH Ltd., Poole, Dorset, U.K., and the United States Pharmacopeia
and National Formulary, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. (USPC), Rockville, ating parameters such as the path length of the sample cells to
MD. be used.
15. Keywords
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Customer Service at service@astm.org. surement; Pt-Co; platinum-cobalt; tristimulus
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