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As we eliminated solar salt and began looking more closely at mined salt, we found that while the organic contamination was mostly eliminated, other undesirable inorganic contaminates such as manganese, copper, nitrates, phosphates, silicates, sulfates, high calcium levels and heavy metals were present in varying degrees. They affect water clarity, dissolution rate, stain and scale potential and other key water balance factors. As we continued to rank the remaining salt samples we found that one unique source of salt from Amherst, Nova Scotia was far superior in virtually every respect to all other salt sources tested from North America and the Caribbean.