10/22/1998
In order of most to least:
|
ELEMENT |
MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
PPM IN SEAWATER |
MOLAR CONCENTRATION |
|
Chloride |
35.4 |
18980 |
0.536158 |
|
Sodium |
23 |
10561 |
0.459174 |
|
Magnesium |
24.3 |
1272 |
0.052346 |
|
Sulfur |
32 |
884 |
0.027625 |
|
Calcium |
40 |
400 |
0.01 |
|
Potassium |
39.1 |
380 |
0.009719 |
|
Bromine |
79.9 |
65 |
0.000814 |
|
Carbon(inorganic) |
12 |
28 |
0.002333 |
|
Strontium |
87.6 |
13 |
0.000148 |
|
Boron |
10.8 |
4.6 |
0.000426 |
|
Silicon |
28.1 |
4 |
0.000142 |
|
Carbon (organic) |
12 |
3 |
0.00025 |
|
Aluminum |
27 |
1.9 |
0.00007 |
|
Fluorine |
19 |
1.4 |
0.000074 |
|
N as nitrate |
14 |
0.7 |
0.00005 |
|
Nitrogen (organic) |
14 |
0.2 |
0.000014 |
|
Rubidium |
85 |
0.2 |
0.0000024 |
|
Lithium |
6.9 |
0.1 |
0.000015 |
|
P as Phosphate |
31 |
0.1 |
0.0000032 |
|
Copper |
63.5 |
0.09 |
0.0000014 |
|
Barium |
137 |
0.05 |
0.00000037 |
|
Iodine |
126.9 |
0.05 |
0.00000039 |
|
N as nitrite |
14 |
0.05 |
0.0000036 |
|
N as ammonia |
14 |
0.05 |
0.0000036 |
|
Arsenic |
74.9 |
0.024 |
0.00000032 |
|
Iron |
55.8 |
0.02 |
0.00000036 |
|
P as organic |
31 |
0.016 |
0.00000052 |
|
Zinc |
65.4 |
0.014 |
0.00000021 |
|
Manganese |
54.9 |
0.01 |
0.00000018 |
|
Lead |
207.2 |
0.005 |
0.000000024 |
|
Selenium |
79 |
0.004 |
0.000000051 |
|
Tin |
118.7 |
0.003 |
0.000000025 |
|
Cesium |
132.9 |
0.002 |
0.000000015 |
|
Molybdenum |
95.9 |
0.002 |
0.000000021 |
|
Uranium |
238 |
0.0016 |
0.0000000067 |
|
Gallium |
69.7 |
0.0005 |
0.0000000072 |
|
Nickel |
58.7 |
0.0005 |
0.0000000085 |
|
Thorium |
232 |
0.0005 |
0.0000000022 |
|
Cerium |
140 |
0.0004 |
0.0000000029 |
|
Vanadium |
50.9 |
0.0003 |
0.0000000059 |
|
Lanthanum |
139.9 |
0.0003 |
0.0000000022 |
|
Yttrium |
88.9 |
0.0003 |
0.0000000034 |
|
Mercury |
200.6 |
0.0003 |
0.0000000015 |
|
Silver |
107.9 |
0.0003 |
0.0000000028 |
|
Bismuth |
209 |
0.0002 |
0.00000000096 |
|
Cobalt |
58.9 |
0.0001 |
0.0000000017 |
|
Gold |
197 |
0.000008 |
0.00000000004 |