The need of the hour is for a good quality pH meter! Narsipur offers a very useful product, pH -METER to check the pH.
pH is the H+ ion concentration present in a liquid which determines the acidity or alkalinity of a media. It is measured as a range between 0 to 14, below 7 being acidic and above 7 being alkaline.
Due to water levels going down in summer months, the concentration of Ca and Mg salts in the subsoil water (i.e. borwell, tube wells etc.,) goes up and makes the water alkaline and hard which inturn alters the pH to the alkaline side. These salts get deposited in the nipples and pipelines and become a breeding ground for the micro-organisms and so also for slime and bio-film formation. Hence, it is very important to have a check on the pH of water and if found alkaline, to adjust it to acidic levels depending on requirements.
