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ANALYSES OF SAMPLES OF WATER FROM THE BORE-HOLE 



AT WALLSWORTH HALL, near GLOUCESTER 



By G. EMBREY. F.LC, F.C.S. 



Sample 

 from 

 40 ft. 



Parts per 100,000 



Total solid matter . . . • • • • • 1 



Combined chlorine 



Nitrates (nitrogen as) 



Nitrites 



Mineral ammonia . . 



Organic ammonia . . 



Oxygen required for combustion of organic 

 matter 

 Hardness in Degrees 



Permanent . . 



Temporary . . 



Total 



Common Salt (grains per gallon) . . 



776 



150 



absent 



absent 



•04 



■021 



•083 



60-9 

 39-2 



lOO-I 



173 



Sample 

 from 

 50 ft. 



960 



200 



absent 



absent 



•076 



•055 



62-3 

 39-2 

 101-5 

 230-7 



Sample Sample 



from from 



60 ft. 170 ft. 



540 



90 



absent 



absent 



•092 



-019 



•138 



63-0 



37-8 

 IOO-8 

 103-8 



730 



no 

 absent 

 absent 



•032 



•019 



•143 



24-5 

 38-5 

 63-0 

 127 



The water— as anticipated, and as the above analyses 

 reveal— has proved very hard, but it has been possible to 

 satisfactorily soften it. 



