Table 5 Main water parameters of Chile Artemia sites.
From: A biometric and ecologic comparison between Artemiafrom Mexico and Chile
Sites | Salinity (g/l) | Temperature (°C) | pH | Cl- (Mg/L) | SO4 -2 (mg/L) | HC03 - (mg/L) | CO3 - (mg/L) | Na+ (mg/L) | K+ (mg/L) | Ca+2 (mg/L) | Mg+2 (mg/L) | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salar de Surire | 102 | 4,5 | 8,5 | 46 370 | 11 030 | 150 | 40 | 31 860 | 7 480 | 1 360 | 1 270 | July-1994 | Gajardo y Beardmore (1993) [11] |
Salar de Llamara | 167 | 28 | 7,5 | 43 600 | 17 440 | 35 810 | 2 130 | 450 | 560 | March-1994 | Zuñiga et al.(1999) [43] | ||
Pozas de Playa Yape | 56 | 30 | 8,5 | 54 920 | 8 490 | 40 | 0 | 30 470 | 1 230 | 1 190 | 3 650 | July-1994 | |
Laguna Cejas (Salar de Atacama). | 292 | 23 | 7,3 | 41 900 | 28 250 | 370 | 0,3 | 26 780 | 1 230 | 120 | 1 330 | March-1994 | |
Poza Pampilla | 45 | 17 | 10,1 | 55 460 | 7 800 | 360 | 50 | 29 770 | 1 180 | 1 090 | 4 460 | August-1994 | |
Poza Palo Colorado | 75 | 21,1 | 8,1 | 53 300 | 7 580 | 220 | 30 | 32 480 | 1 320 | 1 260 | 3 810 | August-1994 | |
Salinas de Cahuil | 115 | 37 | 7,8 | 54 780 | 7 690 | 380 | 20 | 31 380 | 1 100 | 1 210 | 3 520 | February-1995 | |
Laguna Amarga | 120 | 8,5 | 12 | 17 020 | 60 380 | 4 420 | 1 320 | 34 160 | 2 250 | 330 | 2 089 | April-1995 |