hardness

Examples

• All

• Typically, water with higher pH, hardness, and alkalinity would be considered less corrosive and would be expected to leach less lead than other water.

  Academic text (1998)

• Locations without water treatment also had higher mean total coliform levels and higher water hardness, although these differences in mean were negligible, especially when the lack of significance is considered.

  Academic text (2006)

• Most notable may be a high level of water hardness along with many of the other measured water criteria.

  Academic text (2006)

• Total hardness in all samples exhibited values greater than the total alkalinity.

  Academic text (2010)

• In order to meet drinking water standards, many utilities have pursued membrane processes for organic and hardness removal.

  Academic text (2001)

• Cell descaling is necessary on a periodic basis, dependent on the water hardness.

  Academic text (1997)

• Alkalinity (CaCO3) and total hardness (CaCO3) remained almost constant and were within acceptable levels according to WHO standards for drinking water.

  Academic text (2008)

• All sources exhibited a decrease in the levels of total hardness, calcium, and magnesium between the dry and the wet season, which may also be attributed to the dilution factor.

  Academic text (2010)

• At the Bermuda Water Works, EDR is used to reduce hardness in the island's existing water supply (600,000 gpd).

  Academic text (2003)

• The degree to which minerals like calcium and magnesium are dissolved in water determines its hardness, which affects soap lathering.

Synonyms

H

hard water

vshardness

• Specialized

3 3.8

Water that has many minerals like calcium or magnesium so soap does not make good bubbles

refers to the quality or state caused by those dissolved mineral salts

Antonyms

S

soft water

• Specialized

1 3.5

Water that contains few minerals and makes soap foam easily

Surface Forms

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Etymology