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If you've ever noticed rusty orange or blue/green stains in your sinks, tubs or toilets, or an unpleasant smell in your water, you are among the many afflicted with problem water. Find out what causes problem water and how to fix it.

There are many other elements and characteristics which can cause water problems. If you have a question about a specific topic, browse the categories in our FAQ or e-mail inquiry@h2odoctors.com.
FAQ Water Vocabulary
Water Terms
Efficiency E-mail
The effectiveness of the operational performance of an ion exchanger. Efficiency in the absorption of ions is expressed as th
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Effluent E-mail
The outflow of a water treatment device. Sometimes used to mean the product water of a given water conditioning device or sys
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Electrodialysis E-mail
A dialysis process using semi-permeable membranes.
 
Electrolyte E-mail
A chemical compound which dissociates or ionizes in water to produce a solution which will conduct an electric current. Could
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Elution E-mail
The stripping of adsorbed ions from an ion exchange material by the use of solutions containing other ions in concentrations
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End-Point E-mail
The end point is that point in the exhaustion run of a water conditioner such as a softener or deionizer at which the water q
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Eutrophication E-mail
The aging process of a body of water caused by the depletion of available oxygen. It can be accelerated by human activities t
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Exchange Sites E-mail
Locations on ion exchange resin beads which hold mobile ions that are available for exchange with other ions in a solution pa
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Exchange Velocity E-mail
The rate with which one ion is displaced from an exchanger in favor of another.
 
Exhaustion E-mail
The state of the adsorbent such as activated carbon, a water softener, or a deionizer that is no longer capable of the remova
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Ferric Iron E-mail
Small solid iron particles containing trivalent iron, usually as gelatinous ferric hydroxide or ferric oxide (Fe2O3), which a
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