Skip Links

USGS - science for a changing world

Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5069

>> Pubs Warehouse > SIR 2009-5069

Evaluation of Sources of Nitrate Beneath Food Processing Wastewater-Application Sites near Umatilla, Oregon

Table 2. Difference of cations and anions in water from wells at the Terrace Farm site, Umatilla River basin, Oregon.

Constituent MW-22 and 52
compared with
MW-39 and 40		 MW-53
compared with
MW-39 and 40
Cations (millimolars)
Calcium 2.97 1.87
Magnesium 1.34 .60
Potassium .03 .12
Sodium .35 .85
Total milliequivalents 8.99 5.91
Anions (millimolars)
Alkalinity 0.70 -0.42
Chloride 4.46 .93
Sulfate 1.50 1.68
Nitrate .19 .52
Total milliequivalents 8.35 4.39

For additional information contact:
Director, Washington Water Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey, 934 Broadway - Suite 300
Tacoma, Washington 98402
http://wa.water.usgs.gov

Part or all of this report is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF); the latest version of Adobe Reader or similar software is required to view it. Download the latest version of Adobe Reader, free of charge.

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

Take Pride in America logo USA.gov logo U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http:// pubsdata.usgs.gov /pubs/sir/2009/5069/table2.html
Page Contact Information: Contact USGS
Page Last Modified: Thursday, 10-Jan-2013 19:28:15 EST