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Originally Posted by mrhasan
As far as my limited chemistry knowledge goes, both acid and alkali are ionic solutions so they should interfere TDS reading (since its a conductivity meter). Lime contents are acidic so I guess those snow must be acidic too. Acid rain contains sulphur (in form of sulphuric acid I guess) along with many other low pH acids.
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With regard to lime, I meant limestone which is an alkaline agent, not the green fruit, which of course contains acetic acid. My reference was intended to be limestone in the mountains. Sorry for the mixup.