TRANSACTIONS OP THB SECTIONS. 65 



The following table contains the results of the analyses of the various waters: — 



The author does not regard the above figures as expressing the standard mean compo- 

 sition of the Clyde waters at all seasons. Many circumstances will tend to affect these 

 results, such as a wet or dry season determining the greater or less volume of fresh 

 water carried down by the river, and the ebbing or flowing of the tide. The effects 

 1855. 5 



