Tap water is predominantly used as drinking water in the North American continent but experts suggest a quick quality check.

Anglian Water has launched an investigation after dozens of people complained about poor water quality.

Calcite is the most stable and the least soluble, and, therefore, the form in which calcium carbonate would be expected to precipitate from sea-water. It has been pointed out, however, that when ...

Drinking boiled water, an ancient tradition in some Asian ... When naturally mineral-rich hard water is boiled, it forms a chalky calcium carbonate substance known as limescale.

Editor Lab results on drinking water samples taken in Savage show a chemical reaction is to blame for the residue problems residents reported after the city started buying ...

Together, they make the substance, calcium phosphate. Sidewalk chalk is made from calcium and sulfate, which makes calcium sulfate. One of the most common chemicals connected to calcium is called ...

Our drinking water also contains calcium ions - more so in so called ... The calcium usually enters the water as it flows past either calcium carbonate, from limestone and chalk, or calcium sulfate, ...

The study found that those exposed to soft water, defined as having between zero and 60mg of calcium carbonate per litre ... to maintain water hardness in drinking water," he remarked.

The study found people drinking soft water, which is between zero and 60mg of calcium carbonate per litre of water, had a 34 per cent higher risk of vascular dementia compared with those who had a ...