Walter Louis Fluid Technologies Potable Water Monthly Newsletter, September, 2012 Taste and Odor Potable water, by definition, should be free of taste and odor. In general, a public water supply should meet the following criteria: 1. It must contain no disease-producing organisms 2. It must be […]
Read more »Walter Louis Fluid Technologies Newsletter Potable Water Newsletter, May, 2012 Organics, what are they? Many of the substances troublesome to water plant operators are termed “organic.” What does organic mean. There seems to be some confusion about this term. Some people say carbon is organic. While its true that a […]
Read more »Walter Louis Fluid Technologies Potable Water Treatment Newsletter, June, 2012 Introduction Coagulant and flocculant are two terms which cause some confusion among water treatment professionals and are used interchangeably in some cases. They are not the same and this article will explain the differences in functionality as this author sees them. […]
Read more »Walter Louis Fluid Technologies Potable Water Newsletter, August, 2012 Oxidation and Reduction Introduction Oxidation and reduction are terms heard often in potable water treatment. We talk about organics or iron being oxidized by chlorine or potassium permanganate. What does that really mean? We are going to look at these specific […]
Read more »Potable Water Treatment Newsletter, July, 2012 Introduction Water hardness is a property which all of us know the effects of. It wastes soap and synthetic detergents by binding with them to form soap curd. This will dull the colors of clothes washed in hard water. It leaves unsightly soap scum on the […]
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