06-05-2018, 12:33 PM
I know there is information about this scattered among other threads but I think a consolidated gateway for information makes more sense.
I measured the pH of our catchment water (from the kitchen spigot) with a digital pH meter. One of the better ones that have to be calibrated using multiple solutions before use, rinsed with distilled water, etc.
It was 5.46. According to the EPA web site: normal, clean rain has a pH of 5.0-5.5.
We have been getting some rain when the air has been bad, but I would estimate that majority of the rain in our catchment tank was harvested pre-2018 eruption. (Location, upper Orchidland).
I tried to get a sample of today's rain, but due to our mosquito eradication efforts, we don't have any standing water. I'll set something else up later. Besides, our air has been really clear today and might not give significant data.
https://www3.epa.gov/acidrain/education/...scale.html
ETA: Proactive: Can we keep the acid rain farming/gardening info in that forum?
I measured the pH of our catchment water (from the kitchen spigot) with a digital pH meter. One of the better ones that have to be calibrated using multiple solutions before use, rinsed with distilled water, etc.
It was 5.46. According to the EPA web site: normal, clean rain has a pH of 5.0-5.5.
We have been getting some rain when the air has been bad, but I would estimate that majority of the rain in our catchment tank was harvested pre-2018 eruption. (Location, upper Orchidland).
I tried to get a sample of today's rain, but due to our mosquito eradication efforts, we don't have any standing water. I'll set something else up later. Besides, our air has been really clear today and might not give significant data.
https://www3.epa.gov/acidrain/education/...scale.html
ETA: Proactive: Can we keep the acid rain farming/gardening info in that forum?