Mechanisms Controlling the Chemical Composition of Lakes and Rivers: Data from Africa

Data for natural lakes, rivers, and springs in intertropical Africa indicate that the chemicalcompositions of these waters are controlled primarily by rock dominance (weathering reactions)and the evaporation-crystallization process (evaporative concentration and calcite precipitation).There are minor deviations from the primary pattern observed in Africa and elsewhere. Theyusually occur as a result of contamination by cyclic salts or salts ultimately derived from ancientlakes or oceans

Publisher - Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)

Subjects - Water, Fresh; Water, Lake; Water, Spring

Collection: Section 2: Water Quality (2012)

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Citation: Kilham P. 1990. Mechanisms Controlling the Chemical Composition of Lakes and Rivers: Data from Africa. Limnol. Oceanogr.; 35(1):80-83 http://www.aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_35/issue_1/0080.pdf