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A person was using water supplied by Municipality. Due to shortage of water he started using underground water. He felt laxative effect. What could be the cause?
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Laxative Effect
The laxative effect is observed only when the sulphates present in water have concentrations greater than 500 𝑝𝑝𝑚.
A moderate concentration of sulphate ions in water is harmless but excessive concentration, i.e., greater than 500 𝑝𝑝𝑚 in water causes laxative effects. Hence, underground water may have consisted of excess sulfates and thus the person felt laxative effect on drinking that water.
The laxative effect is observed only when the sulphates present in water have concentrations greater than 500 𝑝𝑝𝑚.
A moderate concentration of sulphate ions in water is harmless but excessive concentration, i.e., greater than 500 𝑝𝑝𝑚 in water causes laxative effects. Hence, underground water may have consisted of excess sulfates and thus the person felt laxative effect on drinking that water.
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