User talk:Redhairrockstar/Floridan aquifer

1.I would change " If a water sample is taken from a well that penetrates both the Upper and Lower aquifer, the sample is usually more Upper aquifer than Lower. This makes the water quality difficult to decipher" to If a water sample is taken from a well that penetrates both the Upper and Lower aquifer, the sample is usually more characteristicUpper aquifer than Lower. This makes the water quality difficult to decipher".

2. "Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels affect the geochemistry of this water throughout time due to the abundance of carbonate rocks." it might not be clear to the reader how these things are related. Maybe it would be useful to write out the reaction? Or link to a page that discusses carbonate dissolution?

3. "Throughout the Upper Floridan Aquifer calcite is found both saturated and undersaturated, which is how well they are dissolving into the solution" This maybe needs a bit more explanation.

4. "This all depends on the permeability of the units above the water, and if a buffer is being precipitated from surrounding rocks." Maybe give an example of a buffer that could be precipitating?

5. I think some concepts in the 3rd paragraph need a bit more explanation.

6. "Some wells that have high sulfate and low chloride concentrations, tells us that this is from mineral dissolutions from mostly gypsum in the Sub-Floridan confining bed." I suggest changing this to "Some wells that have high sulfate and low chloride concentrations, indicates the dissolution of gypsum in the Sub-Floridan confining bed." It aslo may be useful to provide the chemical formula of gypsum so the reader can see that gypsum contains sulfate, but not Cl, leading to the chemical composition of the water.

7. "The Upper Floridan Aquifer is characterized as: "a calcium bicarbonate type, a calcium magnesium sulfate type, and a sodium chloride type"." I understand how this is related to what you've been talking about, but I think it needs to be connected to the previous sentences better, or maybe even discussed in the following paragraph.

DirtGal (talk) 15:02, 12 November 2020 (UTC)