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The methodology for green mining operation, one that extracts minerals from waste brine water for eco-friendly products, is appealing. Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) and the sites near Bhavnagar associated with producing sub soil brine water which contain strontium up to 215 mg/L. This value is significant considering its value in sea water (~8 mg/L). The high-strontium brines also contain elevated lithium (up to 2.98 mg/L) and uranium (up to 0.1 mg/L). The occurrence of strontium in the India’s brine water is poorly understood and inadequately represented in the literature. The objectives of this report, therefore, are to illustrate where strontium-rich brine waters occur in Gujarat (India). The investigation of strontium, lithium and uranium in sub-soil brine was accomplished by the ICP-OES instrument. We have checked the pH, density, specific gravity and Degree Bowme (DB’) of the all samples. Alkali and alkaline earth metals like Na, K, Mg, Ca and Ba; metalloid B; transition element like Zn, Cr and Fe; heavy metals like Cd, Pb and Ni were also analysed for toxicity evaluation and anion Cl– and SO4 –2 were analysed by classical methods. Field wise, there is considerable variation in strontium, lithium and uranium in sub-soil brine water.
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Gogda, A.A., Patidar, R. & Rebary, B. Geological introduction to strontium-rich sub-soil brine with emphasis on the Little Rann of Kutch and Bhavnagar, Gujarat. J Geol Soc India 89, 82–86 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-017-0562-6
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