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. 2022 Feb 11;12:2344. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-05300-0

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