\begin{table}%t8
\caption{Summary of the absolute abundances in the three DLA systems studied\label{abs-abundance}.} 
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{\scriptsize
\begin{tabular}{l l | l l | l l | l l}
\hline\hline
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize Quasar}}    & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize Q0100+13}}  & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize Q1331+17}}  & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize Q2231$-$00}} 
\\ 
\hline
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize $z_{\rm abs}$}} & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize 2.309}}         & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize 1.776}}         & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize 2.066}} \\
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{H}{i})}}      & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize 21.37}{\scriptsize (0.08)}} & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize 21.14}{\scriptsize (0.08)}} & 
\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\footnotesize 20.53}{\scriptsize (0.08)}} 
\\
\hline
%\multicolumn{8}{l}{{\footnotesize Absolute Abundances}}
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%\hline \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Zn}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Zn/H]$_{\rm obs}$} & 
{\footnotesize 12.47(0.01)} & {\footnotesize $-1.57$(0.09)} & 
{\footnotesize 12.54(0.02)} & {\footnotesize $-1.27$(0.09)} & 
{\footnotesize 12.30(0.05)} & {\footnotesize $-0.90$(0.10)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Fe}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Fe/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 15.09(0.01)} & {\footnotesize $-1.78$(0.08)} & 
{\footnotesize 14.63(0.03)} & {\footnotesize $-2.01$(0.09)} &
{\footnotesize 14.83(0.03)} & {\footnotesize $-1.20$(0.09)} \\
                                       & {\footnotesize [Fe/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E00)} &
                            & {\footnotesize $-1.63$(0.10)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.23$(0.12)} &
                            & {\footnotesize $-0.83$(0.14)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Fe/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E11)} &
		            & {\footnotesize $-1.63$(0.10)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.15$(0.13)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.83$(0.14)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Fe/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S00)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.52$(0.10)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.95$(0.13)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.69$(0.14)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Fe/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S11)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.52$(0.10)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.95$(0.13)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.69$(0.14)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Cr}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Cr/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 13.37(0.01)} & {\footnotesize $-1.69$(0.08)} & 
{\footnotesize 12.95(0.03)} & {\footnotesize $-1.88$(0.09)} & 
{\footnotesize 13.00(0.04)} & {\footnotesize $-1.22$(0.09)} \\
                                       & {\footnotesize [Cr/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E00)} &
		            & {\footnotesize $-1.61$(0.09)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.23$(0.13)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.94$(0.13)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Cr/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E11)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.60$(0.10)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.14$(0.15)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.94$(0.13)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Cr/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S00)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.53$(0.10)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.07$(0.12)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.80$(0.13)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Cr/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S11)} &
		            & {\footnotesize $-1.51$(0.10)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.94$(0.13)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.82$(0.13)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Ni}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Ni/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 13.87(0.01)$^a$} & {\footnotesize $-1.75$(0.08)$^a$} & 
{\footnotesize 13.44(0.08)}     & {\footnotesize $-1.95$(0.11)}     & 
{\footnotesize 13.54(0.06)}     & {\footnotesize $-1.24$(0.10)} \\
                                       & {\footnotesize [Ni/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E00)} &
				& {\footnotesize $-1.62$(0.10)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-1.23$(0.15)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-0.91$(0.14)} \\
				       & {\footnotesize [Ni/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E11)} &
				& {\footnotesize $-1.60$(0.10)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-1.09$(0.17)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-0.87$(0.15)} \\
				       & {\footnotesize [Ni/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S00)} &
				& {\footnotesize $-1.52$(0.10)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-0.95$(0.14)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-0.78$(0.14)} \\
				       & {\footnotesize [Ni/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S11)} &
				& {\footnotesize $-1.50$(0.10)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-0.88$(0.15)} & 
				& {\footnotesize $-0.73$(0.14)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Mn}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Mn/H]$_{\rm obs}$$^{\dag}$} &
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...}           & 
{\footnotesize 12.50(0.03)} & {\footnotesize $-2.17$(0.09)} & 
{\footnotesize 12.59(0.04)} & {\footnotesize $-1.47$(0.09)} \\
                           %            & {\footnotesize [Mn/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E00)} &
			   % & {\footnotesize ...}           & 
			   % & {\footnotesize $-1.31$(0.18)} & 
			   % & {\footnotesize $-1.09$(0.16)} \\
			   %            & {\footnotesize [Mn/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E11)} &
			   % & {\footnotesize ...}           &
			   % & {\footnotesize $-1.53$(0.14)} & 
			   % & {\footnotesize $-1.23$(0.13)} \\
			   %            & {\footnotesize [Mn/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S00)} &
			   % & {\footnotesize ...}           &
			   % & {\footnotesize $-1.00$(0.17)} & 
			   % & {\footnotesize $-0.92$(0.17)} \\
			   %            & {\footnotesize [Mn/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S11)} &
			   % & {\footnotesize ...}           &
			   % & {\footnotesize $-1.37$(0.12)} & 
			   % & {\footnotesize $-1.12$(0.13)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Si}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Si/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize $>$$14.72^a$}  & {\footnotesize $>$$-2.21^a$}    & 
{\footnotesize 15.30(0.01)} & {\footnotesize $-1.40$(0.08)} & 
{\footnotesize 15.29(0.04)} & {\footnotesize $-0.80$(0.09)} \\
                                       & {\footnotesize [Si/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E00)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $>$$-2.21$}      & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.22$(0.11)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.78$(0.10)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Si/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E11)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $>$$-2.21$}      & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.16$(0.12)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.78$(0.10)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Si/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S00)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $>$$-2.21$}      & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.98$(0.11)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.74$(0.11)} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Si/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S11)} &
		            & {\footnotesize $>$$-2.21$}      & 			    & {\footnotesize $-1.01$(0.11)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.74$(0.10)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{S}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [S/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 15.09(0.06)} & {\footnotesize $-1.48$(0.11)} & 
{\footnotesize 15.08(0.11)} & {\footnotesize $-1.26$(0.14)} & 
{\footnotesize 15.10(0.15)} & {\footnotesize $-0.63$(0.17)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Mg}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Mg/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 15.57(0.09)} & {\footnotesize $-1.38$(0.11)} & 
{\footnotesize 15.53(0.14)} & {\footnotesize $-1.19$(0.15)} &
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...} \\
                                       & {\footnotesize [Mg/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E00)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.38$(0.11)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.05$(0.16)} &
			    & {\footnotesize ...} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Mg/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (E11)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.38$(0.11)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.90$(0.19)} &
			    & {\footnotesize ...} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Mg/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S00)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.37$(0.11)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.87$(0.17)} &
			    & {\footnotesize ...} \\
			               & {\footnotesize [Mg/H]$_{\rm cor}$ (S11)} &
			    & {\footnotesize $-1.37$(0.11)} & 
			    & {\footnotesize $-0.76$(0.18)} &
			    & {\footnotesize ...} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Ti}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Ti/H]$_{\rm obs}$$^*$} &
{\footnotesize $<$$12.21^b$}  & {\footnotesize $<$$-2.10^b$}    & 
{\footnotesize $<$$11.34$}    & {\footnotesize $<$$-2.74$}      & 
{\footnotesize 12.66(0.08)} & {\footnotesize $-0.81$(0.11)} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Ar}{i})} & {\footnotesize [Ar/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 14.21(0.12)} & {\footnotesize $-1.68$(0.15)} & 
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...}           & 
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{N}{i})} & {\footnotesize [N/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 15.03(0.10)} & {\footnotesize $-2.31$(0.14)} & 
{\footnotesize $<$$15.23$}    & {\footnotesize $<$$-1.88$}      & 
{\footnotesize $<$$15.02$}    & {\footnotesize $<$$-1.48$} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{P}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [P/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize 13.05(0.09)} & {\footnotesize $-1.85$(0.13)} & 
{\footnotesize 13.25(0.10)} & {\footnotesize $-1.42$(0.13)} & 
{\footnotesize $<$$13.51$}    & {\footnotesize $<$$-0.55$} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Al}{ii})} & {\footnotesize [Al/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...}           & 
{\footnotesize $>$$13.74^a$}  & {\footnotesize $>$$-1.89^a$}    & 
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...} \\
{\footnotesize $\log N$(\ion{Cl}{i})} & {\footnotesize [Cl/H]$_{\rm obs}$} &
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...}           & 
{\footnotesize 13.05(0.10)} & {\footnotesize $>$$-1.37^c$} & 
{\footnotesize ...}         & {\footnotesize ...} \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}
\par
\smallskip
$^a$ \citet{prochaska99}. \\
$^b$ \citet{prochaska01}. \\
$^c$ The [Cl/H] absolute abundance derived from the \ion{Cl}{i} column density has to be considered as a strict lower limit, since the dominant state of Cl should be \ion{Cl}{ii} in DLAs. \\
$^{\dag}$ We do not compute the dust corrections for [Mn/H], since this element when analyzed is compared with Fe, and these two elements have very similar dust depletions. \\
$^*$ We do not compute the dust corrections for [Ti/H], since this element when analyzed is compared with Fe, and in this case dust depletion and nucleosynthesis tend to work in the opposite sense (see Paper~I).\\
In the dust correction models E00 and E11, \citet{vladilo02a} assumes that the intrinsic [Zn/Fe] ratio is equal to $ +0.10$~dex. \\
In the dust correction models S00 and S11, \citet{vladilo02a} assumes that the intrinsic [Zn/Fe] ratio is equal to $ +0.00$~dex.
\end{table}