How damaging is water that is too acidic or too basic?

Subject: How damaging is water that is too acidic or too basic?

Date: Wed Feb 8 13:29:26 2006
Posted by Shawna
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Pymatuning Valley MS
City: Andover State/Province: OH Country: USA
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 1139430566.Me

Message:


Is there any risk to drinking or using water that is below 6.5 or above 8.5 for 
a pH level?  Could you become sick?  What kind of damage could occur?  I 
received these questions from my 8th graders in science class as we studied 
water quality.

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