| Concept URI | http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7839 | 
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| Preferred label | softening | 
| Definition | Reduction of the hardness of water by removing hardness-forming ions (chiefly calcium and magnesium) by precipitation or ion exchange, or sequestering them as by combining them with substances such as certain phosphates, that form soluble but non-ionized salts. | 
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| Status | Valid | 
| Status Modified | 2013-12-05 | 
| Accepted Date | 2013-12-05 | 
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European Environment Agency
                        
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