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Chemical Analyses of Dead Sea and Jordan River Water, 1778–1830
Author(s) -
Nissenbaum A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.197000035
Subject(s) - dead sea , chemistry , precipitation , seawater , salt water , trace element , oceanography , meteorology , geology , geography , organic chemistry
The first analysis of Dead Sea water was done in 1778. The progress in the science of analytical chemistry is reflected in the improved procedures used for analysis of Dead Sea water. The first analysis by Macquer, Lavoisier and Sage (1781) noted most of the unusual chemical properties of the lake. The earliest search for life in the Dead Sea was made by Gay Lussac in 1817 while trace element analysis goes back to 1827. Some of the early investigators suggested that most of the salt content is contributed by the Jordan River, accompanied by precipitation of CaCO 3 and CaSO 4 . This hypothesis is now accepted by many investigators.