There are times when a couple of things (loss of chlorination or increased flow volume) allow for fecal coliform bacteria to re-grow in the de-chlorination tank. This happens due to inadequately treated water passing through the chlorine contact tank into the de-chlorination section where the chlorine is usually taken out. If part of the under …
The topic of this discussion will be largely focused on hydrogen sulfide, its effect on the sewer system and some best technologies for its removal. Aside from the above, it is important to note that hydrogen sulfide has many health related issues attached to it as well. While its odor can be detected at low …
Water Scarcity Today many topics of discussion and concerns among the environmental crowd as well as general population are water quality, air quality and climate related. In many cases, conditions surrounding these topics are interrelated. While air quality and climatic changes have been in the forefront for as long as I can remember, water as …
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Agricultural Irrigation – Water Use Demand The largest user of water both in the United States and many areas of the world is agriculture. With regard to management of the resource, water use in this industry has sustainability issues based on waste and improper crop selection. These two conditions were allowed to survive as long …
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Background The ozone/cavitation process has proven beneficial for effective treatment of potable water source waters. Although these successes have largely been for disinfection purposes, the ozone process has afforded owners of this type of treatment system several ancillary benefits such as removal of taste and odor source contaminants as well as natural and manmade organics, …
