Month: September 2022

CHLORINATED WATER IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED. "According to the American Water Works Association, 98 percent of modern U.S. water treatment facilities use chlorine disinfectants to disinfect drinking water." http://lnkd.in/dJS6auR View in LinkedIn

CONCENTRATION OF CHLORINE IN DRINKING WATER. "Chlorine is present in drinking water at 0.2-1.0 mg/Liter. Chlorine is present in water as hypochlorous acid and hyperchlorites." http://lnkd.in/dXvsKvD View in LinkedIn

UBIQUITOUS CHLORINATED WATER. "Every day, approximately 170,000 (U.S. EPA, 2002) public water systems treat and convey billions of gallons of water through approximately 880,000 miles of distribution system piping to U.S. homes, farms and businesses." http://www.waterandhealth.org/drinkingwater/wp.html View in LinkedIn

MODERN WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS are very complex, and require well trained staff to run them. Read a thorough essay on the process from source to tap, and be prepared to be surprised. Your water is not a simple process. http://lnkd.in/dxmqCmv View in LinkedIn

ALL WATER CONTAINS CONTAMINANTS, many of natural sources not just man-made, including inorganic and organic molecules; these aqueous solutions of numerous soluble molecules are very varied. There are numerous chemical reactions that can occur between these contaminants, some of which are very problematic. http://lnkd.in/dpF-MGq View in LinkedIn

EPA WATER REGULATION. National US EPA drinking water regulations of contaminants. Primary drinking water regulations are legally enforceable, while secondary drinking water regulations are non-enforceable guidelines. http://lnkd.in/dB_S-U9 View in LinkedIn

NATURALLY OCCURRING MATTER in water, a refresher overview of the materials and dynamics. And how raw water treatment uses coagulation, flocculation and filtration before the chemical purification step with chlorine, UV or ozone, with the formation of over 700 toxic chlorinated byproducts. http://lnkd.in/djGYa-f View in LinkedIn

NATURALLY OCCURRING CHEMICALS in groundwater, an academic review. http://lnkd.in/dsAZ8rW View in LinkedIn

THE SOIL FOOD WEB. "During the decomposition process, microorganisms convert the carbon structures of fresh residues into transformed carbon products in the soil. There are many different types of organic molecules in soil ... These relatively simple chemicals, such as sugars, amino acids, and cellulose are readily consumed by many organisms." http://lnkd.in/d3ZTD5v View in LinkedIn

SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN WATER. There are many sources of toxic man-made organic chemicals in water, most commonly from agricultural run-off from pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/dwb/contaminants/SOCs.htm View in LinkedIn