New research shows that these fields speed up water dissociation not by lowering energy costs, but by increasing molecular disorder once ions form. The reaction becomes entropy-driven—exactly the ...

Acidic foods can cause aluminum to leach into food, altering taste and safety. Tomatoes, citrus, vinegar and apples are too ...

In a study led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Levent Beker from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Koç University, researchers ...

Knowing how to increase pH in a pool is essential for maintaining clean, comfortable, and safe swimming water. Pool pH ...

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A new photocatalyst that combines sunlight and a common water-treatment oxidant can rapidly strip dangerous organic matter from water, offering a promising tool for safer drinking water and cleaner ...

The state of Montana has proposed a sampling protocol for pH in streams, but some water watchdogs say the method might not ...

Located in East Java, Indonesia, Kawah Ijen is part of a large volcanic complex and is known for holding the most acidic crater lake in the world ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into the water. Adam Subhas of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in ...

Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient necessary for plant growth, but when present at high concentrations in agricultural water it can damage irrigation infrastructure, increase system maintenance, ...

In the valley below Monroeville Mall, a small stream that starts in Penn Hills winds its way downhill alongside Stotler Road, before breaking southeast and following the road that bears its name, ...