Review Article

Potential Health Benefits of Deep Sea Water: A Review

Table 1

Total amount of elements in deep sea water [8].

ElementTotal (106 ton)

CI26,120,000,000
Na14,550,000,000
Mg1,728,000,000
S1,312,000,000
Ca556,000,000
K538,000,000
Br90,000,000
C36,000,000
N11,700,000
Sr10,500,000
B6,100,000
O3,800,000
Si3,800,000
F1,900,000
Ar840,000
Li240,000
Rb160,000
P84,000
I78,000
Ba20,000
Mo14,000
U4,300
V2,700
As1,600
Ni650
Zn470
Kr420
Cs413
Cr271
Sb270
Ne216
Se209
Cu202
Cd94
Xe89
Fe40
Al40
Mg27
Y22
Zr20
TI17
W13
Re11
He10
Ti8.8
La7.6
Ge2.4
Nb<7
Hf4.6
Nd4.4
Ta<3
Ag2.7
Co1.6
Ga1.6
Er1.6
Yb1.6
Dy1.5
Gd1.2
Pr0.9
Ce0.9
Se0.9
Sm0.8
Sn0.7
Ho0.5
Lu0.3
Be0.3
Tm0.3
Eu0.2
Hg0.2
Rh0.1
Te0.1
Pd0.008
Pt0.07
Bi0.04
Au0.03
Th0.02
In0.01
Ru<0.006
Os0.003
Ir0.0002