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  2. Water softening - Wikipedia

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    An alternative water treatment is called water conditioning, in which minerals remain in the water, but are altered so they do not form scale. Although the United States has standards for measuring the minerals in water, it does not have standards for measuring scale forming ability of water. Instead, US researchers use the German DVGW-W512 ...

  3. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    The visible water surface in a toilet is the top of the trap's water seal. Each fixture drain, with exceptions, must be vented so that negative air pressure in the drain cannot siphon the trap dry, to prevent positive air pressure in the sewer from forcing gases past the water seal, and to prevent explosive sewer gas buildup.

  4. Humic substance - Wikipedia

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    The NOM from hard water streams has been isolated using reverse osmosis and electrodialysis in tandem. [ 16 ] Extracted humic acid not a single acid ; rather, it is a complex mixture of many different acids containing carboxyl and phenolate groups so that the mixture behaves functionally as a dibasic acid or, occasionally, as a tribasic acid .

  5. Drain (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    Pool drain vortex as viewed from above the water at Grange Park wading pool Underwater view of drain, showing vortex-formation phenomenon. A drain is the primary vessel or conduit for unwanted water or waste liquids to flow away, either to a more useful area, funnelled into a receptacle, or run into sewers or stormwater mains as waste discharge to be released or processed.

  6. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  7. CDC study: Hummus tops the list of foods that sickened people

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    Hummus was the top source with 802 illnesses, the CDC reported. Another Salmonella outbreak was linked to frozen pot pies that sickened 401 people. The second biggest outbreak was connected to 526 ...

  8. Humus - Wikipedia

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    Humus has a characteristic black or dark brown color and is an accumulation of organic carbon.Besides the three major soil horizons of (A) surface/topsoil, (B) subsoil, and (C) substratum, some soils have an organic horizon (O) on the very surface.

  9. Trader Joe's Has a Lot of Hummus Options, But Only 2 Are ...

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    2. Mediterranean Hummus. $3.99. At first, Mediterranean is a major banger. We’ve got pine nuts, red pepper, fresh herbs, and some olive oil floating across the top. A few bites in, however, it ...