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. 2015 Mar 24;10(3):e0121995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121995

Table 1. Main mineral element contents and pH values of the four types water.

TW bNW bMW bPW
pH value 7.57 7.55 6.80 6.80
Total dissolved solids (mg/L) 229 87.2 10.9 1.2
Total hardness(CaCO3, mg/L) 200.3 69.6 2.3 0.8
Calcium (mg/L) 52.9 10.6 0.02 0.04
Magnesium (mg/L) 12.7 9.4 0.4 0.02
Sodium (mg/L) 12.4 9.0 0.1 0.1
Potassium (mg/L) 2.5 3.8 3.4 ≤0.5