GOLDBERG 



Table I 



[chap. 1 



Geochemical Parameters of Sea- Water 



Element 



Abundance, 

 rag/1. 



Principal species 



H 



He 



Li 



Be 



B 



C 



N 



O 

 F 



Ne 



Na 



Mg 



Al 



Si 



P 



s 



CI 



A 



K 



Ca 



Sc 



Ti 



V 



Cr 



Mn 



Fe 



Co 



Ni 



Cu 



Zn 



Ga 



Ge 



As 



Se 



Br 



Kr 



Rb 



Sr 



Y 



Zr 



Nb 



Mo 



Tc 



Ru 



Residence time, 

 years 



2.0 x 10 7 

 1.5 x 10 2 





 3 





 885 

 19,000 

 

 380 

 400 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0. 

 0. 

 

 0, 

 65 

 0. 

 0. 

 8 

 0. 



00004 



001 



002 



00005 



002 



01 



0005 



002 



003 



01 



00003 



00007 



003 



004 



0003 

 12 



0003 



Si(OH) 4 ; Si(OH) 3 0- 



HPO4 2 - ; H0PO4- ; PO4 3 - ; H3PO4 



S0 4 2 " 



Cl~ 



A(g) 



K+ 



Ca 2 + ; CaS0 4 



V0 2 (OH) 3 2- 



Mn 2 + ; MnS0 4 

 Fe(OH) 3 (s) 

 Co 2 + ; C0SO4 



Ni 2 + ; NiS0 4 



Cu 2 + ; C11SO4 

 Zn 2 + ; ZnSC-4 



Ge(OH) 4 ; Ge(OH) 3 0- 



HAs0 4 2 ; H 2 As0 4 -; H 3 As0 4 ; H 3 As0 3 



Se0 4 2 



Br- 



Kr (g) 

 Rb+ 



Sr 2 + ; SrS0 4 



0.00001 

 0.01 



M0O4 2 



2.6 x 108 

 4.5 x 10? 

 1.0 x 10 2 

 8.0 x 103 



1.1 x 10 7 

 8.0 x 10 6 

 5.6 x 10 3 

 1.6 x 10 2 

 1.0 x 10 4 

 3.5 xlO 2 

 1.4 x 10 3 

 1.4 x 10 2 

 1.8 x 10 4 

 1.8 x 10 4 

 5.0 x 10 4 

 1.8x105 

 1.4 x 10 3 

 7.0 xlO 3 



2.7 x 10 5 

 1.9x107 

 7.5 x 10 3 



3.0 x 10 2 



5.0 x 105 



