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Analyte	Water source¹
Arsenic, ppm	< 0.10	< 0.10	< 0.10
Bicarbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	397	375	270
Boron, ppm	0.25	0.24	0.13
Cadmium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Calcium, ppm	284	214	58.7
Carbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	< 1.0	< 1.0	< 1.0
Chloride, ppm	2	0	2
Chromium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Conductivity, mmhos/cm	2.31	1.62	0.536
Copper, ppm	n.d.²	0.02	0.02
Fecal coliforms, CFU/100 mL	< 2	< 2	< 2
Fluoride, ppm	0.2	0.2	0.4
Hardness, ppm hardness (CaCO₃ equivalent)	1,410	909	235
Iron, ppm	5.43	5.22	1.33
Lead, ppm	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05
Magnesium, ppm	171	90.9	21.4
Manganese, ppm	0.048	0.117	0.045
Mercury, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nickel, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nitrate, ppm	n.d.²	n.d.	n.d.
Nitrite (NO₂), ppm	< 0.02	< 0.02	< 0.02
pH	8	8	7.5
Phosphorus, ppm	0.12	0.15	0.1
Potassium, ppm	5.34	6.33	2.67
SAR³	0.7	0.5	0.8
Sodium, ppm	64	37.4	29.4
Sulfate, ppm	1,120	617	2
TDS⁴, ppm	1,500	1,050	348
Zinc, ppm	0.03	< 0.01	0.05

Analyte	Water source¹
Arsenic, ppm	< 0.10	< 0.10	< 0.10
Bicarbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	397	375	270
Boron, ppm	0.25	0.24	0.13
Cadmium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Calcium, ppm	284	214	58.7
Carbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	< 1.0	< 1.0	< 1.0
Chloride, ppm	2	0	2
Chromium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Conductivity, mmhos/cm	2.31	1.62	0.536
Copper, ppm	n.d.²	0.02	0.02
Fecal coliforms, CFU/100 mL	< 2	< 2	< 2
Fluoride, ppm	0.2	0.2	0.4
Hardness, ppm hardness (CaCO₃ equivalent)	1,410	909	235
Iron, ppm	5.43	5.22	1.33
Lead, ppm	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05
Magnesium, ppm	171	90.9	21.4
Manganese, ppm	0.048	0.117	0.045
Mercury, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nickel, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nitrate, ppm	n.d.²	n.d.	n.d.
Nitrite (NO₂), ppm	< 0.02	< 0.02	< 0.02
pH	8	8	7.5
Phosphorus, ppm	0.12	0.15	0.1
Potassium, ppm	5.34	6.33	2.67
SAR³	0.7	0.5	0.8
Sodium, ppm	64	37.4	29.4
Sulfate, ppm	1,120	617	2
TDS⁴, ppm	1,500	1,050	348
Zinc, ppm	0.03	< 0.01	0.05

Table 1.

Initial analysis of water provided to nursery pigs

Analyte	Water source¹
Analyte	A	B	C
Arsenic, ppm	< 0.10	< 0.10	< 0.10
Bicarbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	397	375	270
Boron, ppm	0.25	0.24	0.13
Cadmium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Calcium, ppm	284	214	58.7
Carbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	< 1.0	< 1.0	< 1.0
Chloride, ppm	2	0	2
Chromium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Conductivity, mmhos/cm	2.31	1.62	0.536
Copper, ppm	n.d.²	0.02	0.02
Fecal coliforms, CFU/100 mL	< 2	< 2	< 2
Fluoride, ppm	0.2	0.2	0.4
Hardness, ppm hardness (CaCO₃ equivalent)	1,410	909	235
Iron, ppm	5.43	5.22	1.33
Lead, ppm	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05
Magnesium, ppm	171	90.9	21.4
Manganese, ppm	0.048	0.117	0.045
Mercury, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nickel, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nitrate, ppm	n.d.²	n.d.	n.d.
Nitrite (NO₂), ppm	< 0.02	< 0.02	< 0.02
pH	8	8	7.5
Phosphorus, ppm	0.12	0.15	0.1
Potassium, ppm	5.34	6.33	2.67
SAR³	0.7	0.5	0.8
Sodium, ppm	64	37.4	29.4
Sulfate, ppm	1,120	617	2
TDS⁴, ppm	1,500	1,050	348
Zinc, ppm	0.03	< 0.01	0.05

Analyte	Water source¹
Analyte	A	B	C
Arsenic, ppm	< 0.10	< 0.10	< 0.10
Bicarbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	397	375	270
Boron, ppm	0.25	0.24	0.13
Cadmium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Calcium, ppm	284	214	58.7
Carbonate (as CaCO₃), ppm	< 1.0	< 1.0	< 1.0
Chloride, ppm	2	0	2
Chromium, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Conductivity, mmhos/cm	2.31	1.62	0.536
Copper, ppm	n.d.²	0.02	0.02
Fecal coliforms, CFU/100 mL	< 2	< 2	< 2
Fluoride, ppm	0.2	0.2	0.4
Hardness, ppm hardness (CaCO₃ equivalent)	1,410	909	235
Iron, ppm	5.43	5.22	1.33
Lead, ppm	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05
Magnesium, ppm	171	90.9	21.4
Manganese, ppm	0.048	0.117	0.045
Mercury, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nickel, ppm	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01
Nitrate, ppm	n.d.²	n.d.	n.d.
Nitrite (NO₂), ppm	< 0.02	< 0.02	< 0.02
pH	8	8	7.5
Phosphorus, ppm	0.12	0.15	0.1
Potassium, ppm	5.34	6.33	2.67
SAR³	0.7	0.5	0.8
Sodium, ppm	64	37.4	29.4
Sulfate, ppm	1,120	617	2
TDS⁴, ppm	1,500	1,050	348
Zinc, ppm	0.03	< 0.01	0.05

A (1,410 ppm hardness (CaCO₃ equivalent), 1,120 ppm sulfate, 1,500 ppm TDS); B (909 ppm hardness (CaCO₃ equivalent), 617 ppm sulfate, 1,050 ppm TDS); C (235 ppm hardness (CaCO₃ equivalent),2 ppm sulfate, 348 ppm TDS).

n.d., not detected.

SAR, sodium absorption ratio.

TDS, total dissolved solids, determined directly.

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