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What is the salt content of saline water bodies?

ALess than 0.5 per cent

B35 ppt or above

CBetween 5 and 35 ppt

DExactly 0.5 per cent

Answer:

B. 35 ppt or above

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  • Fresh water - Where salt content is less than 0.5 per cent

  • Saline water - Where the salt content is more than 3.5 per cent

  • Brackish water - Where salt content is intermediate between fresh water and saline water


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