Sediment in water not only makes it unpleasant to drink or to use; sediment also harbors potentially dangerous microorganisms and protects them from the action of chlorine or other disinfectants that may be added to the water.
Coagulation and flocculation are commonly used in drinking water treatment
as a means of destabilizing and aggregating particles and promoting adsorption of
dissolved organic carbon (DOC). In practice, jar tests are used to determine optimal
conditions for the removal of turbidity and DOC. However, beyond the inferences
that can be...
The treatability of waters from four log ponds in Oregon by
physical and chemical treatment methods
was investigated.
Treatment processes included sand filtration, activated carbon contact and
coagulation with aluminum sulfate.
Preliminary studies were made at each log pond to determine
the homogeneity of the pond water for sampling
purposes...
A study was conducted to determine the chemical nature and
the biological treatability of log pond water. Various analyses including
total solids, volatile solids, suspended solids, dissolved
oxygen, pH, COD, BOD₅, BOD₂₀, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate
nitrogen, phosphate, and PBI were performed on water samples
from each of the four...
Copper and zinc are heavy metals commonly present in highway stormwater runoff. Discharge of these metals to surface waters inhabited by sensitive aquatic species including threatened and endangered salmonids has necessitated the need for improved treatment techniques. Although copper is of the greater toxicological concern, zinc is often present at...
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