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Water Transitions
Brackish water is a fairly salty mixture of freshwater and sea
water. It is unique in numerous ways and is a life giving ecosystem. To
understand what brackish water is, a background should be known about its
sources.
First of all, there is freshwater. Out of all the water on the
planet, o ....
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.... estuaries,
fjords, and in the middle of the ocean (Stuller 30). To begin with,
freshwater traveling towards the sea carries suspended particles. As the
particles make contact with saltwater, an electrochemical reaction called
flocculation takes place. The clay with a positive charge, and the sodium
chloride with a negative charge, combine and form a heavier particle that
descends to the bottom of the mixing zone and creates a layer of mud
(Stuller 28). This is one of the reasons that a mixing zone is a thriving
ecosystem. A salt wedge estuary is ....
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