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Soft Water

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025953

1. Water having a low concentration of calcium and magnesium ions. According to US Geological Survey guidelines, soft water is water having a hardness of 60 milligrams per liter or less.

2. Any water that does not contain a significant amount of dissolved minerals such as salts of calcium or magnesium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025953
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025953",
  "term": "Soft Water",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Water having a low concentration of calcium and magnesium ions. According to US Geological Survey guidelines, soft water is water having a hardness of 60 milligrams per liter or less.\n\n2. Any water that does not contain a significant amount of dissolved minerals such as salts of calcium or magnesium.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/soft-water/"
}

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