Conductivity and the concentration of total dissolved soilds in Australian lakes

Abstract

The relationship between specific conductance and concentration of total dissolved solids was investigated in 62 samples from Australian lakes over a wide range of concentration of total dissolved solids (from 0.5 to >200‰). A high correlation was found particularly in highly saline lakes. This suggests that with much greater confidence than elsewhere conductivity determinations may be used in Australia as an indication of the amounts of total dissolved solids in lake waters over a wide range of concentration.