After fixing our evaporation pond (we got some heavier gauge plastic!)...
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| From Sarvajal- Bagar, Week 1 |
...we headed to the office for a day of research (and rest!). The heat today is pretty unbearable. We’ve even contemplated buying ice cream from the street cart outside, even though there’s a pretty good change it might make us sick.
Days at the office doing research are slow. It always sounds like a good idea after a day in the field, but we lose steam after lunch and struggle to stay productive – but a little afternoon chai from our friend ____ is a welcome sight and we press onward!
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| From Sarvajal- Bagar, Week 1 |
(The view from our office)
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We checked up on our Evaporation pond on the way home. The 8 liters of brine we started with turned into about a cup of condensation. The TDS level of brine we put in this morning was 986. When we tested again this afternoon (after about 4 hours of direct sunlight), the brine was a steamy 100 degrees F and had a TDS level of 1005 and the condensate TDS level was around 105.
None of this is surprising- basic principles of evaporation- but nice to have things work out the way you think they will!
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One last experiment before bed, we carted home 10 liters of brine to try using it for laundry.
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| From Sarvajal- Bagar, Week 1 |
So far we're pretty impressed with the result. We did laundry with municipal water as well just to compare. Since most laundry in the areas we've been working in is done by hand, we thought it best to do the same....when in Rome!
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| From Sarvajal- Bagar, Week 1 |
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