Parameters | Redonda ponds | Penalva ponds |
---|
Temperature (°C) | 30 | 32 |
pH
| 7.5 | 7.5 |
Conductivity
(mS cm-1 at 25°C) | 226 ± 15 | 221 ± 24 |
Salinity (ppt) | 145 ± 10 | 142 ± 15 |
O.D. (600 nm) | 0.000* 1.937** | 0.000* 1.235** |
- Average values for several parameters obtained from salted water collected from the surface of the crystallizer ponds at the Redonda and Penalva inland salterns; parameters were measured at the time of sample collection. Water from the center (*) and margins (**) of the ponds.