Talk:Water activity

message: How useful is this formula to anyone?... ERH = Aw x 100%    ... it is always the same and should just say ERH is the same as Aw except no one uses ERH - certainly not food protection.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.184.76 (talk) 19:42, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Useless formula 

message: The definition of water activity currently posted is not clear enough to help those who don't know (or understand) what water activity is make sense of it. Although not perfect, a better definition that could help readers understand what water activity is might come from The Dictionary of Food Science & Technology, 2nd Ed., Wiley-Blackwell, defines water activity as the "measure of the water vapour generated by the moisture present in a hygroscopic product. Defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapour to the partial pressure of water vapour above pure water at the same temperature. In foods, it represents water not bound to food molecules: the level of unbound water has marked effects on the chemical, microbiological and enzymic stability of foods."
I am not proposing that definition be posted but I think we could start from there and revise it until it makes sense for readers not just in foods but pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, pet food, and other materials. Your thoughts...    —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gtvanek (talk • contribs) 21:06, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition 

message: Large sections seem to have been copy and pasted from the reference  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrbeardy (talk • contribs) 18:06, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy Paste 

message: Would it be appropriate to list here some of the equations for predicting the Aw of a system? Say, the Norrish equation, Ross equation, etc.
I would love to see some.
"It [water activity] is defined as the vapor pressure of water divided by that of pure water at the same temperature; therefore, pure distilled water has a water activity of exactly one."
should this be:
"It [water activity] is defined as the vapor pressure of a substance divided by that of pure water at the same temperature; therefore, pure distilled water has a water activity of exactly one."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.46.32.10 (talk) 21:22, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Calculations 

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