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Rain water cleanliness

By gum! There is such a thing! I am such a technically desert environment kind of guy. Sand fleas, yeah, I know about those.
 
ya I am from the north. Ph of the rain is around 6.2 or so here. It seem when I let the water sit for a spell it rises a touch though. I have a rubber roof and use rain water every summer with good results. my well water seems about the same ph. as the rain so I really don't see different results with either one to be honest.
 
Nowadays, one cannot be sure that rainwater will be safe. Many rivers and lakes are now polluted by human activities. I just recently read about water pollution. Here on this site https://envrexperts.com/free-essays/water-pollution/ if you are interested in the topic. So sometimes it is better not to get into the rain or water the plants with it. Otherwise, you can get into trouble.
 
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muff Thats what I do, build a good living soil, use natures water and natures lights.
BTW I hear not to use rain water, but where did the water in those lakes come from? Yes they do filter it, but they also add a ton of chemicals.
 
Hello everyone! I didn't know a lot about rainwater, or rather about what affects its pollution. But, now I started to study ecology and global environmental problems. By the way, if you are also interested, here I will always find out more info regarding ecology. Hope it was helpful to someone too!
 
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As far as I know all rain starts off with particulates of dust as a base of formation it also picks up other contaminants on its way down, pollution, bacteria, etc. so rain on the downwind side of metropolitan areas will contain increased amounts of impurities. Ever notice how after a good rain the air seems fresher/cleaner? The falling rain removes these airborne particulates and gases thus filtering the air and all that ends up in the rain water.
 
Hey Phlash I had to take a doubletake on your handle. I though it was Phish.
I know about the particulate matter causing rain drops. Maybe that's part of my initial question. At some point, there can't be so many particles. After a heavy downpour, say, the air is washed. Dust on the ground is heavy'd. Then what causes the heavy downpour an hour later?
This is getting into stoner logic.
 
Gingerbeard same process applies, water will condense on the particulates at the molecular level until they fall, they will also accumulate moisture along the way. For all intensive purposes there is an infinite amount of dust in our atmosphere for this cycle to happen.
 
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Water is water. Water is the universal solvent. Given enough time it will dissolve anything. Water is the elixir of life. With out water there would be no life and we would not be pondering these things. And it is 4:20, time for a break.
 
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