TABLE 1.
Physico-chemical parameters of brine and sedimentsa,b obtained from various compartments of solar saltern.
| Sampling sitesc | pH | Temp. (°C) | Salinity (%) | Na+ (g l–1) | K+ (g l–1) | Mg2+ (g l–1) | Ca2+ (g l–1) | Cl– (g l–1) |
| ISH | ||||||||
| RP | 7.1 | 33.2 | 2.1 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 18.4 |
| EP | 6.5 | 32.9 | 13.6 | 35.19 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 65.51 |
| CP | 7.4 | 33.4 | 25.2 | 68.2 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 119.28 |
| PSH | ||||||||
| RP | 7.2 | 38.2 | 4 | 10.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 19 |
| EP | 7.6 | 38.4 | 17.4 | 45.02 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 85.44 |
| CP | 7.8 | 38.1 | 28 | 72.45 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 141.8 |
aSalinity of sediment samples in (%): ISH – RP – 1.3%; EP – 9.1%; CP – 22.3%; PSH – RP – 2.3%; EP – 13.5%; CP – 24.8%. bElemental analysis was not carried out for the sediment samples. cISH and PSH phase sampling was carried out in the months of February and May 2014, respectively.