pH Levels of Household Drinking Water
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As we know, depending on the pH level of the substance, we can tell if it's acidic or basic. If the pH level is belwo seven, then the liquid is acidic; if the pH level is above seven, then it is basic. Many different things can cause the water in your household to be either more acidic or basic. Acid water could include metal such as iron, manganese, copper, lead, and zinc. These metals can get into your drinking water through rusty pipes and cause it to be more acidic than it should be. The more acidic water can result in a metallic/sour taste, and color staining in launrdy, sinks and drains; and that's not to mention the health problems. Just as your water can be acidic, it can be basic too. The results of basic water may be an alkali taste to the water, formation of scale deposits on dishes, utensils, and laundry basins, and difficulty in getting soaps and detergents to lather.
Opinion:
Sometimes I had noticed that the water in my house was tasting a little metallic/sour and I would have never know that it had to do with pH levels. One way to solve this problem would be to get a water softener to regulate the pH levels of the water. A water softener would stop the water from having a 'funny' taste, or causing color staining and scale deposits.
Questions:
1. How can you keep the water from becoming too basic?
2. What can be done to prevent pipes from becoming too rusty, ultimately causing acidic water?
3. What causes hard water stains? Why?
Opinion
ReplyDeleteSince we just learned about pH levels in class I now know that my tab water could potientally be acid or basic. I am know thinking abouting getting a filter because I like drinking clean and healthy water. The more things you learn about this then the more aware you will be. I think my water will be pretty close to 7 but if its not then I'm in trouble cause I drink it all the time. But until today I would not know that my water tastes funky.
Question 2
Having rusty pipes can potientally cause acidic water. To prevent from having rusty pipes you should get them replaced it they are bad and if they are not have someone clean them. I dont really you can prevent rusty pipes all the time because you might not know if they are rusty or not. You should get your water tested often so you can tell if the rust is rubbing off into the water.
Opinion: Science teachers before told me that minerals from pipes can end up in your water, but I never knew that they could come off in harmful levels. My parents got a Brita filter a few years ago and are contasntly replacing it. And if there's an oil spill anywhere, my parents don't buy any bottled water until a month after it's cleaned up.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2: One way to prevent rusty pipes is to replace them every so often. Rusty pipes is pretty much inevitable. But getting a softner or filter put in could relieve the worry of acidic water. But even though someone may have a softner or filter, doesn't mean they don't have to keep an eye on the buildup of rust on their pipes.
OPINION: We put this issue to the test in environmental science today. I found that my water has some impurities in it. I think that our water is fine dispite a few impurities. We should be worrying more about the water in Africa and less about our own. However, I know that our water can be bad if we dont take the necessary precautions.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 3: Hard water stains are caused by water that has excessive amounts of calcium and magnesium. Hard water stains leave a white residue on things that frequently come in contact with the water. This problem can be fixed by having a water softener. This reduces the amounts of calcium and magnesium, and allows the water to clean better and not stain.