A research team has shown that methanogens, micro-organisms ubiquitous in low-oxygen environments like aquifers, soil and even permafrost, can propel their growth by dissolving calcium carbonate, one ...

Hard water is the type of water that has high mineral content (in contrast with soft water). Hard water minerals primarily consist of calcium (Ca2+), and ...

Pepto-Bismol (bismuth salicylate) and Tums (calcium carbonate) are both over-the-counter (OTC) medications for heartburn and ...

A team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an innovative green pesticide formulation that could make pest control safer and ...

CALCIUM carbonate can exist in three polymorphic forms, which in the order of their usual stabilities are calcite, aragonite and vaterite. Calcite is the most stable and the least soluble ...