The Water Chemistry group's objective was to determine the chemical makeup of the water in the Basin area. Here's their results!

Borax Lake Test Results
Borax Water Borax Stream Fresh Water
CO2 29 ppm 26 ppm n/a
Silica 100 ppm 90 ppm 80 ppm
Dissolved O2 9 ppm 10 ppm 11 ppm
Nitrate level .6 ppm .2 ppm .2 ppm
Phosphate level .3 ppm .2 ppm < .2 ppm
Water hardness 92.7 ppm 86 ppm n/a
Calcium Carbonate 116 ppm 108 ppm n/a
ph 7.5 7.5 7

"Looks like water to me..."

"Yeah, me too..."

Mickey Hot Springs
Stream Water Boiling Water
CO2 12.2 ppm 7 ppm
Silica 100 ppm 100 > ppm
Dissolved O2 14.5 ppm n/a
Nitrate level .3 ppm .3 ppm
Phosphate level .3 ppm .4 ppm
Water hardness very 46 ppm
Calcium Carbonate n/a n/a
Hardness 21 ppm 28 ppm
ph 9 8.5

The other groups were lucky to not have to lug a test kit everywhere they went.

Alvord Bathouse Hot Springs
CO2 70 ppm
Silica 100 > ppm
Dissolved O2 11 ppm
Nitrate level < .2 ppm
Phosphate level 1 ppm
Water hardness 42 ppm
Calcium Carbonate 25 ppm
Hardness n/a
ph 7.2