Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid titrations selectivity

Water hardness is the total calcium and magnesium ion concentration in a water sample and is expressed as the concentration of calcium carbonate. Temporary hardness is that part of the total hardness that disappears on boiling. Whilst not being accepted as a standard method, the use of ion-selective electrodes allows a rapid measurement of water hardness and can be used to determine changes in hardness. The direct potentiometric method is not recommended for the ion-selective electrode but an indirect potentiometric method involving ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid titration is recommended. The ion-selective electrode that is used is a liquid ion-exchange electrode that responds to the divalent ions magnesium and calcium. 

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