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Protocol status: Working
Created: June 23, 2015
Last Modified: March 22, 2018
Protocol Integer ID: 928
Add 186.1 g EDTA disodium salt dihydrate (Mallinckrodt 4931) to 700 ml MilliQ water
Stir to dissolve
Bring pH to 8.0 with NaOH (~50ml of 10M NaOH or ~23g NaOH pellets)