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The major anions in Lake Maryût waters

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Determinations for sulphate, bromide content and the alkalinity of Lake Maryût water were carried out at six stations during the four seasons of 1966. The sulphate chlorinity ratio increases with the decrease of chlorinity. It has an average of 0.2649 which is higher than the ratio of 0.1395 for sea water and lower than the ratio for river waters. Regional variations in the SO4/Cl ratio are attributed to the effect of drainage water which have a high sulphate content. The average bromine chlorinity ratio 0.00360 is compared with 0.00348 for sea water. The seasonal and regional variation of the Br/Cl ratio is less significant than the SO4/Cl ratio. The specific alkalinity decreases with the increase of chlorinity. The average specific alkalinity for the lake water is 3.20 which is higher than that for sea water, (0.126), and lower than that for river waters.

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    A. M. Mhalis, Selim A. Morcos & Saad K. El-Wakeel

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Mhalis, A.M., Morcos, S.A. & El-Wakeel, S.K. The major anions in Lake Maryût waters. Hydrobiologia 36, 275–294 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00035327

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