Table 2 The average chemical constituent of rainwater from Shaune Garang catchment and its comparison with a chemical constituent of rainwater from other high-altitude Himalayas (unit in µeq/l).

From: Chemometric approach to evaluate the chemical behavior of rainwater at high altitude in Shaune Garang catchment, Western Himalaya

Study site

Cl−

NO3−

SO42−

Na+

K+

Mg2+

Ca2+

HCO3−

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Shaune Garang

31.28

18.75

23.83

27.66

6.56

13.98

37.13

8.09

Present study

Kathmandu

5.18

12.75

16.27

3.80

2.48

4.56

39.15

63.40

75

Dhunche

4.54

10.70

9.58

3.69

2.18

3.33

24.61

36.00

75

Dimsa

22.73

8.52

7.57

21.13

3.74

5.78

18.64

33.10

75

Gosainkunda

14.97

4.40

6.91

10.83

3.93

2.50

9.50

21.40

75

Southern Everest region

0.45

0.01

0.06

0.51

0.15

0.05

1.10

 

76

Northern Everest region

1.00

1.10

0.70

0.40

0.20

0.20

1.70

 

77

Nam co Tibet

19.10

10.30

15.50

15.40

14.40

4.70

65.50

72.30

78

Lhasa

21.70

2.00

2.50

89.00

14.80

5.70

150.30

288.90

79

Southern Tibet Platue

6.74

2.33

2.62

6.73

1.88

1.66

34.40

 

80

Kothi

26.00

17.00

25.00

21.00

5.00

10.00

30.00

4.4

24

Nainital

67.30

11.90

18.60

49.80

39.10

43.30

127.40

8

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