Table 13.
Summary of water test results of original and new designs.
| Water tests | 2015 results | 2018 results | Difference % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original (1) | Commercial WaterBoxx (2) | Proposed Tire-waterbox (3) | ∆1,2 | ∆1,3 | ∆2,3 | |||||||
| min | min | max | average | max | average | min | max | average | ||||
| Ammonia (mg/L) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Alkalinity (total) | 139.04 | 139.04 | 139.04 | 106.58 | 106.58 | 106.58 | 130.5 | 163.13 | 147.90 | −23.3 | 6.4 | 29.7 |
| Nitrite/nitrate (NO2/NO3 mg/kg) | 47.30 | 47.30 | 47.30 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 4.52 | 17.90 | 9.33 | −99.0 | −80.3 | 18.8 |
| Silicate (Si mg/kg) | 11.90 | 11.90 | 11.90 | 16.50 | 16.50 | 16.50 | 27.50 | 34.10 | 30.60 | 38.7 | 157.1 | 118.5 |
| TPH in water (ug/L) | < 0.40 | < 0.40 | < 0.40 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 0.60 | 1.27 | 0.88 | 280.0 | 120.0 | −160.0 |
| pH | 8.05 | 8.17 | 8.11 | 7.49 | 7.49 | 7.49 | 7.96 | 8.02 | 8.00 | −7.6 | −1.4 | 6.3 |