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Not under normal circumstances. Sweat contains mainly water. It also contains minerals, as well as lactate and urea. Mineral composition will vary with the individual, the acclimatisation to heat, exercise and sweating, the particular stress source (exercise, sauna, etc.), the duration of sweating, and the composition of minerals in the body. An indication of the minerals content is:

* sodium 0.9 gram/liter * potassium 0.2 gram/liter * calcium 0.015 gram/liter * magnesium 0.0013 gram/liter Also many other trace elements are excreted in sweat, again an indication of their concentration is (although measurements can vary fifteenfold):

* zinc (0.4 mg/l) * copper (0.3 - 0.8 mg/l) * iron (1 mg/l) * chromium (0.1 mg/l) * nickel (0.05 mg/l) * lead (0.05 mg/l)

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