My Father's tap/spring water turns blue when soap is added, why?

Subject: My Father's tap/spring water turns blue when soap is added, why?

Date: Sat Aug 5 18:23:38 2000
Posted by Keith Carnie
Grade level: undergrad School: 0pen University
City: London State/Province: No state entered. Country: UK
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 965514218.Es

Message:


My Father lives near Skibbereen, West Cork, Southern Ireland. He has his 
own well, piped to his house. According to a large scale geological map, 
his house is on Carboniferous Limestone. Is there a particular chemical 
causing this and can it be filtered out?

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