Testing on a water sample shows the following analysis. Calculate the total, carbonate and non-carbonate hardness in mg/L as CaCO3, and construct a bar chart (in meq/L) to represent the composition of the water.
Concentration Concentration
Chemical species (mg/L) Chemical species (mg/L)
Na⁺ 14.0 SiO2 3.4
Ca⁺² 96.8 F⁻ 1.1
Mg⁺² 30.4 Cl⁻ 4.0
Fe⁺³ 0.5 SO4⁻² 52.0
Mn⁺² 0.07 NO3⁻ 0.0
Zn⁺² 0.27 Alkalinity 260.7 as CaCO3
K⁺ 1.6 pH 7.7
Ba⁺² 0.2