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. 2014 Oct 1;9(10):e107707. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107707

Table 3. Total copper speciation.

Total copper speciation
Species % of total copper
FW SW
Cu+2 3.08 2.46
Cu(OH)+ 6.02 7.71
Cu(OH)2 0.81 2.44
Cu2(OH)2 2+ 0.05 0.14
CuCO3 0.41 3.17
Organic fraction 89.6 83.6

Most relevant copper forms are reported (expressed as % of total dissolved copper concentrations), repectively in FW and SW, as calculated by Visual MINTEQ using measured water chemistry parameteres of Experiment 1.