Environmental Data Analysis EESC BC 3017

Major anions in precipitation, surface waters, and the ocean

Rainwater chemistry

Particles in atmosphere

Sources of major anions in precipitation (marine; terrestrial; pollution)

rainwater can be considered as being dilute, total dissolved salt (TDS) content equals a few mg/L
interactions between rainwater and plants can already change the dissolved ion concentratyions significantly (Fig)

Rivers 

Groundwater

Sea water

summary of major ion compositions, mmol/L

Drinking water

Our samples

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