Tag: Sea Minerals
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An Introduction to Sea minerals
Seawater contains almost every mineral that exists in the world. In Australia, table salt, (sodium chloride) is extracted from it by letting the sun evaporate much of the water in huge flat bays at the coast. As a result, the concentrations of sodium and potash reach high concentrations and crystallise out first. Most of the…
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Known Functions of Sea Minerals
Information sourced and compiled from: Total Dissolved Ions Atomic Symbol Known Functions Composition Sodium Na Helps draw water into cells in e.g. cane, maize, sorghum, 0.77% Chlorine Cl Operates stomata, needed for photosynthesis 5% Potassium K Regulates water and 60 enzymatic reactions 0.25% Aluminium Al Promotes antioxidants 0.1 mg/l Iron Fe Needed to synthesise chlorophyll…