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On an average, there are 320 molecules of HDO, 420 molecules of H2 17O, and about 2,000 molecules of H2 18O for each 106 molecules of H2 16O in natural waters of the Earth. The ratio of isotopic abundances of deuterium (D) to protium (H) is D/H = 0.000155 (0.0150 atom.%) and that of oxygen is 18O/16O = 0.002 (0.2 atom.%).
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Ferronsky, V.I., Polyakov, V.A. (2012). Isotopic Composition of Ocean Water. In: Isotopes of the Earth's Hydrosphere. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2856-1_3
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