Mineral Makeup of Seawater
In order of most to least:
| Element | Molecular Weight | PPM in Seawater | Molar Concentration |
| Chloride | 35.4 | 18980 | 0.536158 |
| Sodium | 23 | 10561 | 0.459174 |
| Magnesium | 24.3 | 1272 | 0.052346 |
| Sulfur | 32 | 884 | 0.027625 |
| Calcium | 40 | 400 | 0.01 |
| Potassium | 39.1 | 380 | 0.009719 |
| Bromine | 79.9 | 65 | 0.000814 |
| Carbon(inorganic) | 12 | 28 | 0.002333 |
| Strontium | 87.6 | 13 | 0.000148 |
| Boron | 10.8 | 4.6 | 0.000426 |
| Silicon | 28.1 | 4 | 0.000142 |
| Carbon (organic) | 12 | 3 | 0.00025 |
| Aluminum | 27 | 1.9 | 0.00007 |
| Fluorine | 19 | 1.4 | 0.000074 |
| N as nitrate | 14 | 0.7 | 0.00005 |
| Nitrogen (organic) | 14 | 0.2 | 0.000014 |
| Rubidium | 85 | 0.2 | 0.0000024 |
| Lithium | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.000015 |
| P as Phosphate | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0000032 |
| Copper | 63.5 | 0.09 | 0.0000014 |
| Barium | 137 | 0.05 | 0.00000037 |
| Iodine | 126.9 | 0.05 | 0.00000039 |
| N as nitrite | 14 | 0.05 | 0.0000036 |
| N as ammonia | 14 | 0.05 | 0.0000036 |
| Arsenic | 74.9 | 0.024 | 0.00000032 |
| Iron | 55.8 | 0.02 | 0.00000036 |
| P as organic | 31 | 0.016 | 0.00000052 |
| Zinc | 65.4 | 0.014 | 0.00000021 |
| Manganese | 54.9 | 0.01 | 0.00000018 |
| Lead | 207.2 | 0.005 | 0.000000024 |
| Selenium | 79 | 0.004 | 0.000000051 |
| Tin | 118.7 | 0.003 | 0.000000025 |
| Cesium | 132.9 | 0.002 | 0.000000015 |
| Molybdenum | 95.9 | 0.002 | 0.000000021 |
| Uranium | 238 | 0.0016 | 0.0000000067 |
| Gallium | 69.7 | 0.0005 | 0.0000000072 |
| Nickel | 58.7 | 0.0005 | 0.0000000085 |
| Thorium | 232 | 0.0005 | 0.0000000022 |
| Cerium | 140 | 0.0004 | 0.0000000029 |
| Vanadium | 50.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000059 |
| Lanthanum | 139.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000022 |
| Yttrium | 88.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000034 |
| Mercury | 200.6 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000015 |
| Silver | 107.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000028 |
| Bismuth | 209 | 0.0002 | 0.00000000096 |
| Cobalt | 58.9 | 0.0001 | 0.0000000017 |
| Gold | 197 | 0.000008 | 0.00000000004 |
