Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning C

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calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) equilibrium

A water is considered stable when it is just saturated with calcium carbonate. In this condition, the water will neither dissolve nor deposit calcium carbonate. Thus, in this water the calcium carbonate is in equilibrium with the hydrogen ion concentration.