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Old 2010-06-24, 08:02 AM   #144
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Originally Posted by Highdesertsuby View Post
That is assuming that the oceans were nearly as saline as they are now. Even then, that isn't much...about 3.6%. Plus, lakes are constantly having their water supply replentished (provided they have an outlet), so even if they were more saline for a while, they wouldn't stay that way for long.
Why wouldn't the oceans be as saline then as they are now? Not all lakes have an outlet. The great salt lake is a prime example. So is pyramid lake. Salinity/TDS (total dissolved solids) wasn't an issue in pyramid until the wastewater treatment plant started dumping in there. AFAIK, it isn't as saline as the ocean yet. It should be, since it would have been saline from mixing with the oceans, and then adding salinity/TDS from the treated wastewater. That is the only local lake example I can think of, but I'm not a geologist or hydrologist.
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