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How to Evaluate Septic System pH

Accurately testing pH is a must-have skill when evaluating treatment or when liming septage before land application.
  • By Sara Heger
  • March 22, 2016

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How to Evaluate Septic System pH

The term pH is used to describe the relative amount of acidity or basicity in the wastewater. Low pH values indicate a high concentration of hydrogen ions (acids) in solution, and high pH values indicate a low concentration of hydrogen ions (basic). The pH value in water can...

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