Potable water treatment

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These plications and the successM u if membranes in waste water treatment, potable water production, etc. suggests that these new technologies will have a serious impact on certain older purification methods in the near fiiture. 

Until 1990 the EPA maintained a Hst of chemicals suitable for potable water treatment ia the United States. Siace then the entire question of certification and standards has been turned over to a group of organi2ations headed by the National Sanitation Eoundation, which has issued voluntary standards. As of January 1992, standards had been issued for most of the principal inorganic products, but only for two polymers, poly(DADMAC) and Epi-DMA (epichl orohydrin dimethyl amine) polymers (78). Certifications for commercial products meeting specified standards are issued by the National Sanitation Eoundation, Underwriter Laboratories, and Risk Eocus/Versar (79). 

Water Treatment. Flotation in water treatment is used both for the removal of dissolved ions such as Cu ", Cr ", or (PO or surfactants and suspended soHds as in the case of sludge treatment. The final product in this case is purified water rather than a mineral concentrate. Furthermore, water is treated either for drinking purposes (potable water preparation) or safe disposal to the environment. 

Fluoridation of potable water suppHes for the prevention of dental caries is one of the principal uses for sodium fluoride (see Water, municipal WATER treatment). Use rate for this appHcation is on the order of 0.7 to 1.0 mg/L of water as fluoride or 1.5 to 2.2 mg/L as NaF (2). NaF is also appHed topically to teeth as a 2% solution (see Dentifrices). Other uses are as a flux for deoxidiziag (degassiag) rimmed steel (qv), and ia the resmelting of aluminum. NaF is also used ia the manufacture of vitreous enamels, ia pickling stainless steel, ia wood preservation compounds, caseia glues, ia the manufacture of coated papers, ia heat-treating salts, and as a component of laundry sours. 

About 264,000 metric tons of elemental capacity is available in North America, plus another 79,000 t (P equivalent) of purified wet phosphoric acid (14). About 85% of the elemental P is burned to P2 5 hydrated to phosphoric acid. Part of the acid (ca 21%) is used direcdy, but the biggest part is converted to phosphate compounds. Sodium phosphates account for 47% calcium, potassium, and ammonium phosphates account for 17%. Pinal apphcations include home laundry and automatic dishwasher detergents, industrial and institutional cleaners, food and beverages, metal cleaning and treatment, potable water and wastewater treatment, antifree2e, and electronics. The purified wet acid serves the same markets. 

Carbon Adsorption. Carbon adsorption is a well estabflshed and widely used technology for the removal of organics from wastewaters and gaseous streams. Carbon adsorption is a proven technology for potable water treatment and capable of reducing organic concentrations to very low or nondetectable levels. 

Potable Water Treatment. Treatment of drinking water accounts for about 24% of the total activated carbon used in Hquid-phase apphcations (74). Rivers, lakes, and groundwater from weUs, the most common drinking water sources, are often contaminated with bacteria, vimses, natural vegetation decay products, halogenated materials, and volatile organic compounds. Normal water disinfection and filtration treatment steps remove or destroy the bulk of these materials (75). However, treatment by activated carbon is an important additional step in many plants to remove toxic and other organic materials (76—78) for safety and palatability. 

Technical-grade soHd and solution sodium chlorite for use in potable water treatment has specifications Hsted by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) (147), the National Sanitization Foundation (NSF), and the American National Standard/NSF International (148). 

Metal ore concentrates Fine coal refuse Metal tailings Refinery sludges Wastewater treatment plant sludges Potable water treatment sludges Variable-volume filter press 46-55 81-93"... 

The bubble size in these cells tends to be the smallest (10 to 50 Im) as compared to the dissolved-air and dispersed-air flotation systems. Also, very httle turbulence is created by the bubble formation. Accordingly, this method is attractive for the separation of small particles and fragile floes. To date, electroflotation has been applied to effluent treatment and sludge thickening. However, because of their bubble generation capacity, these units are found to be economically attractive for small installations in the flow-rate range of 10 to 20 mVh. Electroflotation is not expected to be suitable for potable water treatment because of the possible heavy metal contamination that can arise due to the dissolution of the electrodes. 

The dissolved-air flotation process is most commonly used for sewage and potable water treatment. It is also gaining popularity for the treatment of slaughterhouse, poultry processing, seafood processing, soap, and food processing wastes (Zoubulis et. al., 1991). 

Treatment of brackish waters in the production of potable supplies has been the largest application of electrodialysis. Costs associated with electrodialysis processes depend on such factors as the total dissolved solids (TDS) in the feed, the level of removal of TDS (percent rejection), and the size of the plant. In brackish water treatment, operating costs for very large ED installations (on the order of millions of gallons a day) have been between 40 cents to 50 cents per 1,000 gallons for brackish feed waters, which compares favorably with RO costs. 

Membrane systems consist of membrane elements or modules. For potable water treatment, NF and RO membrane modules are commonly fabricated in a spiral configuration. An important consideration of spiral elements is the design of the feed spacer, which promotes turbulence to reduce fouling. MF and UF membranes often use a hollow fiber geometry. This geometry does not require extensive pretreatment because the fibers can be periodically backwashed. Flow in these hollow fiber systems can be either from the inner lumen of the membrane fiber to the outside (inside-out flow) or from the outside to the inside of the fibers (outside-in flow). Tubular NF membranes are now just entering the marketplace. 

Potable water treatment Granular activated carbons (GAC) installed in rapid gravity filters Removal of dissolved organic contaminants, control of taste and odor problems... 

Soft drinks Potable water treatment, sterilization with chlorine Chlorine removal and adsorption of dissolved organic materials... 

Brewing Potable water treatment Removal of trihalomethanes (THM) and phenolics... 

Water treatment Clarification of potable water, industrial effluents, municipal waste water thickening and dewatering of sludge filtration of primary sludge, digested sludge food processing... 

Blake, Richard T. Water Treatment for HVAC and Potable Water Systems. McGraw-Hill, Inc., USA, 1980. 

Otson R, Williams DT, Bothwell PD. 1982. Volatile organic compounds in water at thirty Canadian potable water treatment facilities. J Assoc Off Anal Chem 65 1370-1374. 

The latter concept implies providing local life support systems for unfriendly environments. By now, Ukrainian scientists and engineers have developed a variety of processes for potable water treatment by adsorption, electrochemical oxidation, electrocoagulation, electro-coprecipitation, electrodialysis, electrofloatation, floatation, membrane techniques etc. Each family must get small units for water purification, air cleaning and removal of hazardous substances from the food as soon as possible, for it may take decades to introduce cleaner production on a national scale. Here, we should follow the example of Western business people who bring with them to Ukraine devices enabling a safe existence in this unfriendly environment. 

Raw and treated water from potable water treatment plants (0.6 and 1.3 ng L 1) [61]... 

Potable water transportation equipment and water treatment plants powder-coated metal parts... 

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