pH

pH

pH What Is It & Why Is It Important? It is a measure of how acidic or basic a solution.  The pH scale goes from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral and anything below 7 is considered acidic and anything above considered basic or alkaline. It is a measurement of the...
Alkalinity

Alkalinity

Alkalinity The Water Quality Association defines alkalinity as the quantitative capacity of water to neutralize an acid; that is, the measure of how much acid can be added to a liquid without causing a significant change in pH. Alkalinity is often confused with pH as...