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To: frankl who wrote (2200)11/28/2008 3:17:52 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 39298
 
I got curious and went searching to find out how much magnesium was in my drinking water. I'm taking a supplement now but started thinking that I might not need it. Well, nowhere is there data on magnesium. I did find a figure for hardness. So I went elsewhere to find out how hard the number, 7.6, was. Well, it seems like that number is grains/gallon. I found a conversion factor of 17 to get mg/L, which is what I needed for the chart that tells me how hard is hard. It seems that my water is very hard. I also found that the hardness minerals are mainly calcium and magnesium and that the ratio of the two varies but I conclude that, if my water is very hard, there's probably enough magnesium in it.

All of which is neither here nor there. Just expressing frustration at how much work there is in finding out if one's water has enough magnesium. And then still not being sure of the result. It shouldn't be that hard.
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