• PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space
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    4 hours ago

    Not only the CO2, but also the glassware you put the water in for measuring can very significantly alter the pH. Some scientists I know systematically screened different, presumably clean, containers because of this effect before progressing with their experiments.

    • Dr. Bob@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      We had a distiller in the department. We’d roll over a cart fill a carboy.