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The Chemistry of Saline Waters a
Author(s) -
Krieger R. A.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1963.tb01927.x
Subject(s) - salinity , saline water , sodium , saline , magnesium , chemistry , seawater , chloride , composition (language) , environmental chemistry , bicarbonate , sulfate , total dissolved solids , environmental science , geology , environmental engineering , oceanography , biology , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry , endocrinology
Saline waters range in amount of dissolved solids from 1,000 parts per million (ppm) to several times that of sea water. Although a large number of elements are found in saline water, usually the salinity is due to high concentrations of sodium, calcium, or magnesium in combination with chloride, sulfate, or bicarbonate. At the higher salinities, the chances increase that the water will be of the sodium chloride type. Occasionally, water will be found with a very different composition. Warm waters and highly saline waters may change in composition and salinity on exposure to air, cooling, or reduction in pressure. Saline ground waters are frequently mixtures of very saline water with fresh water. If the composition of the original saline and fresh waters are known, the proportion of each in the mixture can be calculated.