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Alkalinity

Alkalinity is the capacity of solutes in an aqueous system to neutralize acid (National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data).

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National Field Manual, Chapter 6.6, Alkalinity and Acid Neutralizing Capacity, U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 9
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