We diluted planktonic microbial communities to determine how decreasing the encounter rate between bacteria, grazers, and viruses affects community structure. In experimental treatments, sea water was ...

Adding water to an acid or base will change its pH. When an acidic solution is diluted with water the pH of the solution increases gradually, making the solution less acidic as more water is added.

If you want to disinfect a surface with bleach, diluting bleach with water is actually more effective than using it straight. Diluted bleach is also gentler on the materials that the bleach ...