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Table 5 SiO2 in dialysis water estimated with an assumed removal efficiency of 91%

From: Particulates formed in dialysis fluid: effect of silica in tap water

Date

Sampling

Locations

SiO2 (mg/L)

Ward

City

Tap water (measured)

SiO2 removal (%)

Dialysis water (calculated)

Mar. 2017

Kita

Sapporo

7.8

91

0.7

Aoba

Sendai

8.2

0.7

Bunkyo

Tokyo

7.9

0.7

Nakamura

Nagoya

5.0

0.5

Yodogawa

Osaka

2.3

0.2

Naka

Hiroshima

5.1

0.5

Hakata

Fukuoka

7.1

0.6

  1. SiO2 in dialysis water estimated with an assumed removal efficiency of 91% for SiO2 in tap water in various geographic regions of Japan. SiO2, silica