LaMotte 1606 User Manual

HARDNESS IN WATER

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CODE 1606

LaMOTTE COM PANY

Helping Peo ple Solve An a lyt i cal Chal lenges

PO Box 329 · Chestertown · Mary land · 21620 · USA

800-344-3100 · 410-778-3100 (Out side USA) · Fax [phone]

Visit us on the web at www.lamotte.com

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OXIDATION: Chemical change caused by oxygen reacting with the
substance.

pH: Based on the number of hydrogen or hydroxyl ions there are in a
substance. A pH scale is used to determine whether a substance is acidic,
basic or neutral. On the pH scale the midpoint 7.0 indicates a neutral
substance; readings below 7.0 are acidic; readings above 7.0 are basic.

POLLUTION: The presence of matter or energy whose nature, location
or quantity produces undesired environmental effects.

ppm: An abbreviation for parts per million. One ppm is equal to one
particle of the substance in a million particles of solution.

PURIFY/PURIFICATION: The process by which polluted substances are
cleaned. Purification can occur naturally, or by any of several mechanical
means, such as filtration or chemical treatment.

SCALE: Crusts or flakes which are deposited on the surface of metal parts,
often composed of calcium or magnesium.

SOLUTION: One or more substances dissolved in liquid.

WATER SOFTENERS: Special devices which remove minerals such as

calcium and magnesium from the water supply.

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