| Parameter |
Sea water (S1) |
Aquaculture effluent (S2) |
| pH |
7.8 |
8.0 |
| EC (dS/m) |
41.9 |
43.97 |
| Ca2+ (me/l) |
16.3 |
17.3 |
| Mg2+ (me/l) |
27.2 |
30.9 |
| Na+ (me/l) |
362.0 |
377.0 |
| Carbonates (me/l) |
Nil |
Nil |
| Bicarbonates (me/l) |
7.6 |
8.6 |
| SO42- (me/l) |
11.7 |
10.9 |
| RSC (me/l) (me/l) |
Nil |
Nil |
| SAR |
77.6 |
76.8 |
| Cl- (me/l) |
391.0 |
413.0 |
| Total N (mg/l) |
60.6 |
71.2 |
| P (mg/l) |
1.5 |
1.75 |
| K (mg/l) |
133.0 |
222.0 |
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