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BIOLOGICAL WATER FILTRATION. "Biological treatment can be used to remove natural organic matter, color, chloroform, perchlorate, nitrate, nitrite, bromate, iron, manganese, selenate, chromate, arsenate (etc) .... It eliminates the need for chemical oxidation ... the need for chemical reduction methods, and produces innocuous end-products." http://lnkd.in/dVpFXFn View in LinkedIn

IBROM WATER TREATMENT: Integrated Biological Reverse Osmosis Membrane drinking water treatment process "system utilizes naturally occurring bacteria, in a controlled environment, to remove the contaminants from the treated water ... then goes through a Reverse Osmosis membrane and then slight amounts of chlorine are added." http://lnkd.in/dkJXmPF View in LinkedIn

NO DBP PRECURSORS. “In conventional treatment systems there is a constant battle between disinfection and disinfection byproducts (DBPs) ... With biological treatment there are minimal to no chemical additions required, so you remove disinfection byproduct precursors.” A definite step in the right direction. http://lnkd.in/dVpFXFn View in LinkedIn

BEWARE of the fact that there are innumerable combinations and methods of water purification are in use today, so generalizing about a system without being specific can be very inaccurate. For example, Peterson's promising biological system also still uses chlorine. View in LinkedIn

CANADIAN BACTERIAL WATER TREATMENTS. "Today, 16 full-scale treatment plants in Canadian First Nations utilize Peterson’s IBROM treatment system. Boil advisories have been lifted all over the country. Treating the poor quality water in Canada would have never been possible without the use of bacteria." And uses small amounts of chlorine. http://lnkd.in/dVpFXFn View in LinkedIn

OVER 300 US WATER FACILITIES use biological treatment in combination with ozonation. This limits carbon in the system, reduces contaminants such as nitrate and perchlorate, and is energy efficient. http://lnkd.in/dSzVcV4 View in LinkedIn

FUTURE OF WATER TREATMENT using "naturally occurring bacteria instead of chemicals to remove contaminants from water, and then treats the water a second time by reverse osmosis (RO)." Bacteria can be highly effective cleansing agents. http://lnkd.in/dVpFXFn View in LinkedIn

A SENSE OF URGENCY. Public awareness of the health risks of endocrine disruptive compounds including pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water has brought a sense of urgency to the issue. And carcinogenic chlorine byproducts (DBPs). http://lnkd.in/dSzVcV4 View in LinkedIn

SWIMMING POOLS, especially indoor public swimming pools treated by chlorine, have been documented to accumulate a toxic brew of chlorine byproducts. Among other solutions being explored are phage-mediated purification systems. View in LinkedIn

WHO ON SWIMMING POOLS. A review of microbial hazards in public swimming pools, recent history of disease outbreaks, and current (chlorine based) strategies to mitigate the risks. Read if you are prepared not to use a public pool again. http://lnkd.in/djVebgn View in LinkedIn