A survey of monitoring tap water hardness in Japan and its distribution patterns [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 We conducted a comprehensive overall tap water hardness assessment for Japan. Tap water was collected from 665 points throughout Japan, and its standing position was quantitatively clarified by prefecture.
Mayumi Hori +3 more
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Optimization and Effect of Water Hardness for the Production of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Sanitization Efficacy [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) has been recently proposed as a novel promising sanitizer and cleaner in the agricultural and food industries.
Pianpian Yan +6 more
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Effect of Water Hardness on Catechin and Caffeine Content in Green Tea Infusions [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 The health benefits of green tea are associated with its high catechin content. In scientific studies, green tea is often prepared with deionized water.
Mica Cabrera +5 more
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The Relationship between Mortality from Cardiovascular Diseases and Total Drinking Water Hardness: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Background: Interest in water chemical activity, its content, and its impact on human health has greatly increased throughout the last decade. Some studies suggest that drinking water with high hardness may have preventative effects on cardiovascular ...
Aleksandra Bykowska-Derda +5 more
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Impacts of water hardness and road deicing salt on zooplankton survival and reproduction. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Rising salinity from road deicing salts threatens the survival and reproduction of freshwater organisms. We conducted two experiments to address how Daphnia pulex survival and reproduction were affected by road salt concentration (control, 120, 640 and ...
Woodley A +3 more
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Influence of water hardness on zinc toxicity in Daphnia magna. [PDF]
J Appl Toxicol, 2022 Zinc is an essential trace metal required for the maintenance of multiple physiological functions. Due to this, organisms can experience both zinc deficiency and toxicity.
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Water Hardness Can Reduce the Accumulation and Oxidative Stress of Zinc in Goldfish, Carassius auratus [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2022 We investigated the changes in toxicity stress in goldfish, Carassius auratus, under exposure to different concentrations of Zn and water hardness for 14 days. We analyzed the changes in water hardness and Zn accumulation after exposure.
Cheol Young Choi +3 more
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A Paper-Based Potentiometric Platform for Determination of Water Hardness
Chemosensors, 2021 A novel paper-based potentiometric platform for the simple and fast monitoring of water hardness is presented. First, potentiometric ion-selective electrodes for calcium and magnesium printed on a paper substrate were built and optimized.
Mohammed L. Bouhoun +3 more
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Association of Domestic Water Hardness with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Cancers: Evidence from 447,996 UK Biobank Participants. [PDF]
Environ Health PerspectBackground: Accumulating evidence suggests that domestic water hardness is linked to health outcomes, but its association to all-cause and cause-specific cancers warrants investigation.
Yang H +5 more
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Water hardness influenced variations in reproductive potential of two freshwater fish species; Poecilia reticulata and Betta splendens. [PDF]
BMC Res Notes, 2020 Hardness of water in the form of CaCO3 affects reproductive potential in various fish species, differently. This study evaluates the effect of water hardness on growth and reproduction of two aquarium fishes, Poecilia reticulata (Ovo-viviparous sp.) and ...
Krishnakumar A +2 more
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