Table 2.
Chemical properties of the salt used to prepare different water salinities in the experimental study
NaCl | 98.50% |
HCO3_ | 4 × 10–3% |
SO42_ | 0.31% |
AsO43_ | 2 × 10–5% |
KI | 5.3 × 10–3% |
Mg | 0.07% |
Ca | 0.07% |
Cu | 2 × 10–6% |
Fe | 3 × 10–6% |
Hg | 5 × 10–6% |
Pb | 2 × 10–5% |
Cd | 8 × 10–7% |
K | 0.02% |
Soluble matter | 0.57% |
Insoluble matter | 0.02% |
Moisture content | 0.23% |
NaCl Sodium chloride, HCO3_ Bicarbonate, SO42_ Sulfate, AsO43_ Arsenate, KI Potassium iodide, Mg Magnesium, Ca Calcium, Cu Copper, Fe Iron, Hg Mercury, Pb Lead, Cd Cadmium, K Potassium