I just found out that I might have lime in my water. Is this mineral dangerous to drink?
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Water companies often add lime to the drinking water to "soften" it a little bit. Every water utility has to have a trained certified "expert" to ensure the water is safe for human consumption. The safe for human consumption levels are determined by some governmental agency which in this day and time should raise your eyebrows a little. Samples from your water utility are sent in on a regular schedule to be tested by this same agency. There are filters out there that do not purify your water but they do filter out a lot of the minerals such as lime and chlorine. Paul Harvey once endorsed one of those filter companies by saying something to the effect of Do not get your water without chlorine in it. But whatever you do do not drink the water with the chlorine in it. So at least install a filter for your drinking/consumption water.
No, lime is just calcium carbonate, and while unpleasant tasting it doesn't pose a health risk.
Sorry to disagree with T R but lime is calcium oxide. Limestone is calcium carbonate and lime is produced by calcining limestone with heat releasing CO2 in the process.
Lime is much used in water treatment and pure lime is a powerful disinfectant - they cover diseased animal carcases with lime when they have to dispose of them by burial.
Lime is not highly soluble and any residual lime in your drinking water will not cause you any harm.
No. Technically lime is calcium carbonate. It would be just as dangerous as taking a few tums to neutralize stomach acid. At least you will never have acid indigestion. :)
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