Dissolved iron in tap water can eventually stain a porcelain sink
Detailed Description
At home, colored water may stain textile and fixtures and can cause permanent damage, as the picture of the sink above shows. In this case, high dissolved iron in the tap water has, over time, stained the porcelain in the sink.
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Is pure water really clear? Not really—even pure water is not colorless, but has a slight blue tint to it. In the natural world you often see water that is definitely not clear. Sediment and organics color natural water shades of brown or green. And if too much iron in present, even your drinking water can have a brown hue. Read on to investigate water color in the environment.
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Is pure water really clear? Not really—even pure water is not colorless, but has a slight blue tint to it. In the natural world you often see water that is definitely not clear. Sediment and organics color natural water shades of brown or green. And if too much iron in present, even your drinking water can have a brown hue. Read on to investigate water color in the environment.