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Tue, 02/18/2014 - 20:39I probably can't do much to help you as I haven't much experience in lab work. However, many years ago I was involved in water tracing in limestone areas. Although we only measured water flows so we could determine underground drainage patterns, we did notice major variations in chemical composition due to saturation and precipitation, often considerable distances from expected points. Quite often variances in rates of flow were responsible, precipitation being more rapid in faster flowing water.
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Submitted by j_wells on Mon, 02/17/2014 - 15:31.Hi there, not sure if this is the best place for this but here goes,
I'm currently working on my dissertation for my Earth Science course at university. Unfortunately I've hit a wall regarding my data. I am comparing two different sites which have both undergone intensive lead mining over the last few hundred years, one located in an area of predominantly mudstone and the other limestone. I collected 12 water samples from rivers that run through each site to compare the pH, Eh and the elements Zn, Mn, Na, K, Mg, Ca. The significant differences are between Na, K, Mg and C, with higher mean readings in the area with limestone (which is also futher inland). Would anyone be able to give me a direction as to why this could be, or any advice in general would be great.
Many thanks