Flowing water
The natural abundance of chemical elements in flowing waters by weight of their atoms in ppb (parts per billion; reference value: one billion). Real values can deviate strongly from the information given.
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Others
| Element | Abundance | Mass (16,000 Mt) | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8O | Oxygen | 8.8·108 ppb | 88 % | 14,000 Mt | 2.1·1015 USD |
| 1H | Hydrogen | 1.15·108 ppb | 11.5 % | 1,840 Mt | 2.5·1015 USD |
| 11Na | Sodium | 8,000 ppb | 8·10-4 % | 128 Gt | 3.8·1011 USD |
| 17Cl | Chlorine | 8,000 ppb | 8·10-4 % | 128 Gt | 1·1010 USD |
| 14Si | Silicon | 5,000 ppb | 5·10-4 % | 80 Gt | 1.3·1011 USD |
| 12Mg | Magnesium | 4,100 ppb | 4.1·10-4 % | 65.6 Gt | 1.5·1011 USD |
| 16S | Sulfur | 4,000 ppb | 4·10-4 % | 64 Gt | 5.9·109 USD |
| 3Li | Lithium | 3,000 ppb | 3·10-4 % | 48 Gt | 4·1012 USD |
| 19K | Potassium | 2,300 ppb | 2.3·10-4 % | 36.8 Gt | 4.7·1011 USD |
| 20Ca | Calcium | 1,500 ppb | 1.5·10-4 % | 24 Gt | 5.4·1010 USD |
| 6C | Carbon | 1,200 ppb | 1.2·10-4 % | 19.2 Gt | 2.3·109 USD |
| 48Cd | Cadmium | 700 ppb | 7·10-5 % | 11.2 Gt | 3·1010 USD |
| 26Fe | Iron | 670 ppb | 6.7·10-5 % | 10.7 Gt | 4.5·109 USD |
| 13Al | Aluminum | 400 ppb | 4·10-5 % | 6.4 Gt | 1.1·1010 USD |
| 7N | Nitrogen | 240 ppb | 2.4·10-5 % | 3.83 Gt | 5.3·108 USD |
| 9F | Fluorine | 100 ppb | 1·10-5 % | 1.6 Gt | 3.2·109 USD |
| 38Sr | Strontium | 60 ppb | 6·10-6 % | 959 kt | 6.3·109 USD |
| 39Y | Yttrium | 50 ppb | 5·10-6 % | 800 kt | 2.4·1010 USD |
| 56Ba | Barium | 25 ppb | 2.5·10-6 % | 400 kt | 1·108 USD |
| 15P | Phosphorus | 20 ppb | 2·10-6 % | 320 kt | 8.6·108 USD |
| 35Br | Bromine | 20 ppb | 2·10-6 % | 320 kt | 1.4·109 USD |
| 5B | Boron | 10 ppb | 1·10-6 % | 160 kt | 5.8·108 USD |
| 30Zn | Zinc | 10 ppb | 1·10-6 % | 160 kt | 4·108 USD |
| 29Cu | Copper | 6 ppb | 6·10-7 % | 96 kt | 5.7·108 USD |
| 25Mn | Manganese | 5 ppb | 5·10-7 % | 80 kt | 1.4·108 USD |
| 53I | Iodine | 5 ppb | 5·10-7 % | 80 kt | 2.8·109 USD |
| 22Ti | Titanium | 3 ppb | 3·10-7 % | 48 kt | 5.4·108 USD |
| 40Zr | Zirconium | 3 ppb | 3·10-7 % | 48 kt | 1.7·109 USD |
| 82Pb | Lead | 3 ppb | 3·10-7 % | 48 kt | 9.6·107 USD |
| 51Sb | Antimony | 2 ppb | 2·10-7 % | 32 kt | 1.8·108 USD |
| 23V | Vanadium | 1 ppb | 1·10-7 % | 16 kt | 5.9·109 USD |
| 24Cr | Chromium | 1 ppb | 1·10-7 % | 16 kt | 1.5·108 USD |
| 33As | Arsenic | 1 ppb | 1·10-7 % | 16 kt | 1.8·107 USD |
| 37Rb | Rubidium | 1 ppb | 1·10-7 % | 16 kt | 2.4·1011 USD |
| 42Mo | Molybdenum | 0.8 ppb | 8·10-8 % | 12.8 kt | 5.1·108 USD |
| 28Ni | Nickel | 0.3 ppb | 2.999·10-8 % | 4.8 kt | 6.6·107 USD |
| 47Ag | Silver | 0.3 ppb | 2.999·10-8 % | 4.8 kt | 2.5·109 USD |
| 27Co | Cobalt | 0.2 ppb | 2·10-8 % | 3.2 kt | 1·108 USD |
| 34Se | Selenium | 0.2 ppb | 2·10-8 % | 3.2 kt | 6.8·107 USD |
| 57La | Lanthanum | 0.2 ppb | 2·10-8 % | 3.2 kt | 1.5·107 USD |
| 60Nd | Neodymium | 0.2 ppb | 2·10-8 % | 3.2 kt | 1.8·108 USD |
| 31Ga | Gallium | 0.15 ppb | 1.499·10-8 % | 2.4 kt | 3.5·108 USD |
| 4Be | Beryllium | 0.1 ppb | 1·10-8 % | 1.6 kt | 1.3·109 USD |
| 90Th | Thorium | 0.1 ppb | 1·10-8 % | 1.6 kt | 4.5·108 USD |
| 80Hg | Mercury | 0.07 ppb | 7·10-9 % | 1.12 kt | 3.3·107 USD |
| 50Sn | Tin | 0.06 ppb | 6·10-9 % | 960 t | 1.7·107 USD |
| 58Ce | Cerium | 0.06 ppb | 6·10-9 % | 960 t | 4.4·106 USD |
| 55Cs | Caesium | 0.05 ppb | 5·10-9 % | 800 t | 4.9·1010 USD |
| 66Dy | Dysprosium | 0.05 ppb | 5·10-9 % | 800 t | 2.4·108 USD |
| 68Er | Erbium | 0.05 ppb | 5·10-9 % | 800 t | 2.1·107 USD |
| 70Yb | Ytterbium | 0.05 ppb | 5·10-9 % | 800 t | 1.3·107 USD |
| 64Gd | Gadolinium | 0.04 ppb | 4·10-9 % | 640 t | 1.8·107 USD |
| 92U | Uranium | 0.04 ppb | 4·10-9 % | 640 t | 6.4·107 USD |
| 59Pr | Praseodymium | 0.03 ppb | 3·10-9 % | 480 t | 4.9·107 USD |
| 62Sm | Samarium | 0.03 ppb | 3·10-9 % | 480 t | 6.6·106 USD |
| 74W | Tungsten | 0.03 ppb | 3·10-9 % | 480 t | 1.6·107 USD |
| 67Ho | Holmium | 0.01 ppb | 1·10-9 % | 160 t | 9.1·106 USD |
| 69Tm | Thulium | 0.009 ppb | 8.999·10-10 % | 144 t | 4.3·108 USD |
| 65Tb | Terbium | 0.008 ppb | 8·10-10 % | 128 t | 8.4·107 USD |
| 71Lu | Lutetium | 0.008 ppb | 8·10-10 % | 128 t | 8.2·107 USD |
| 63Eu | Europium | 0.007 ppb | 7·10-10 % | 112 t | 3.5·106 USD |
| 21Sc | Scandium | 0.004 ppb | 4·10-10 % | 64 t | 2.2·108 USD |
| 79Au | Gold | 0.002 ppb | 2·10-10 % | 32 t | 1.4·109 USD |
| 88Ra | Radium | 4·10-7 ppb | 4·10-14 % | 6.39 kg | - |
| 86Rn | Radon | 2·10-13 ppb | 2·10-20 % | 3.2 mg | - |