washed river sand

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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:43:41 PDT
On 19 Aug 08, at 15:55, Jane McGary wrote:

>  . . . you would not use [saltwater] beach sand 

Technical detail:

You can't get rid of the salt in beach sand by simply washing it. During its 
long immersion in salt water, sodium ions have gradually penentrated the 
crystal lattice of the minerals comprising the sand. Removed to a freshwater 
environment (i.e. in a flowerpot), saltwater beach sand then gradually releases 
this sodium over a very long period of time.

Listen to what Jane says, people, heed her words.



-- 
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate

on beautiful Vancouver Island


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