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Table 1 Initial synthetic groundwater composition

From: Inducing mineral precipitation in groundwater by addition of phosphate

Analyte

mM

Na+

2.04

Mg2+

0.72

Ca2+

1.50

K+

0.20

HCO3 -

0.65*

SO42-

0.26

Cl-

5.62

NO3-

0.41

Sr2+

0.01

pH

7.5

  1. * Note that in bringing SGW to pH 7.5, CO2 is lost to the atmosphere. Actual bicarbonate concentration at pH 7.5 is about 0.21 mM. Indicated chloride concentration includes that contributed by added HCl to achieve desired pH.
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Geochemical Transactions

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