Although many water purification technologies are available, ion exchange is well-suited for highly selective removal of specific contaminants Ion exchange is a water treatment process commonly used for water softening or demineralization, but it also is used to...
The process may have ancient roots, but still plays a role in modern water treatment Activated carbon filtration is one of many processes commonly used in water treatment to remove contaminants such as organic materials, and since it also can remove odor-causing...
When groundwater is depleted, recycled water can be introduced into aquifers by letting it gradually filter through the soil When you hear the word “percolation,” making coffee probably comes to mind. That’s not incorrect, but generically the word...
Treated water can fail to reach paying customers, due to both theft and faulty infrastructure In discussions of water scarcity and conservation, one topic that comes up with increasing frequency is the reduction of non-revenue water. What is non-revenue water and why...
There are a lot of questions being asked nowadays about lead contamination in water, including how lead is removed from water. In most cases, lead is not present in the water source. When lead is present, water treatment may remove it and other contaminants, but...
Aeration is a well-known process most of us understand and have experienced — who hasn’t blown bubbles through a straw into a liquid or seen water jet from a decorative fountain? But what is pure oxygen aeration? Aeration is used to either mix, circulate,...
