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Water Hardness and Calcium Carbonate

Hello, this is the testing report for the above title.  In the following page, we will introduce a type of water testing that may or may not be of interest to you.  The Chemistry III class tested the water from their own homes and we were the group 'in-charge'. 

Hard Water and Your Diet

Hard water can be a meaningful thing to one's diet.  Calcium intercepts lead and other toxins in the bloodstream and carries them to the bones and fatty tissue, where they will do less damage than they would in vital organs.  If you don't get enough, then your body takes the calcium from your bones.  If this occurs, then toxic elements stored in the bones can make their way into the bloodstream as a result.


How To Test For Hard Water

1. 10 mL of water in a plastic measuring tub
2. Pour the water in a glass jar.
3. Add 3 drops of solution #1, a buffer solution to stabilize the water
4. Add 1 drop of solution #2.  Note:  If water turns blue, you have soft water and you need not proceed with the lab.
5. Add solution #3, 1 drop at a time until your water turns blue, keep track of the number of drops.
6. Take the number of drops you totaled in step 5 and multiply that by 17.1 if solution #3 was in a clear bottle, 20 if solution #3 was in a brown bottle.  This will achieve you parts per million of calcium carbonate in your water.

Health Concerns

-is healthy to drink
-has firming affects on fruits and vegetables
-has no affects on any specific age group, sex, or  ethnic group.


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