Dissolved load

Dissolved load comprises a significant portion of the total material flux out of a landscape, and its composition is important in regulating the chemistry and biology of the stream water.

[2] Dissolved load has many useful applications within the field of geology, including erosion, denudation, and reconstructing climate in the past.

Dissolved load is typically measured by taking samples of water from a river and running various scientific tests on them.

Next, samples are filtered to remove any suspended sediments and preserved with chloroform to prevent growth of microorganisms, while the others are acidified with hydrochloric acid added to keep dissolved ions from precipitating out of solution.

[3] Dissolved load can provide valuable information about the rate of soil formation and other processes of chemical erosion.

Dissolved load is one of three types of stream load, along with suspended load and bed load .