Disinfection is an important step in ensuring that water is safe to drink. Water systems
add disinfectants to destroy microorganisms that can cause di...
There are many types of water treatment systems available. No one type of treatment can address every water quality problem, so make sure you purchase...
Where the source is not of adequate quality, home drinking water treatment devices can be used to provide water of adequate quality that is safe to dr...
Ion exchange and membrane processes are becoming used extensively in water and wastewater treatment. Ion exchange is primarily used for the removal of...
Lemon juice was studied as a natural biocide for disinfecting drinking water and inhibiting Vibrio cholerae. Water samples of varying alkalinity and h...
A membrane or, more properly, a semipermeable membrane, is a thin layer of material
capable of separating substances when a driving force is applied a...
New water treatment goals for disinfection byproducts (DBP) and for microbial inactivation will increase the need to consider new disinfection technol...
High levels of arsenic in tubewell drinking-water in West Bengal, India, have been linked to arsenical dermatosis and skin cancer. A laboratory lime s...
First used in the U.S. in 1872, slow sand filters are the oldest type of municipal water filtration.
Today, they remain a promising filtration method ...
Hard water can cause scaling problems in water heaters and soap does not lather well in
hard water. Therefore, some water utilities soften water to im...