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lire many miles oi asbesius pipe used in publie waiei
supply sysierns, more is a deliniie inieai oi holh
srorriaeri and bladder cancer iioin asbesios pariiclos in
waier supplies
rerrie and aluminium sulpiiare, sail, and lime are all
added lo waiei iu cause iinc pariieles lo niiecuiaie and
seiiie aul as clay in England, as pH increases due in
aeid rain, and in iaei wiieiever acid rain iiecurs,
aluminium goes inio soluiinn, and wiiii lead and
cadmium may bind iu proiein in vegelables and meal.
zspccialv mosc boiled ursieained Even ii sali is added
lo kalng waler lo decrease inese oiiecls, levels iar
meedlng ibe m ug/l allowable ior inoae wub kidney
problems IN espeneneed Cooklng may inerease lire
waior eonieni oi meials by a iaeror oi 5 due io ibis
peoiein binding, and as well make me merals so bound
easy |o assimilaie in ilie body. Choking acidic
iubsianees in aluminium pm: simply worsens ibe
problem. A|umxmum iroiri aeidie rain leacliing now
riiouglii lo be a maior eause oi bee and lalce dealli.
Eeirie sulpiiaie may be saier lo use, especially if waber
is inilially or reasonably alliaime. obviously, iliese
eiiecrs need more sludy and any inorganic sail or
merallicsali diseives very raurious use,
WATER TREATMEN'IS COMMON“ USED
. AERATION (oxygzn-nun) by wind, meclianieal
aeianori, or by meieasing rurbulenee in liow. Aeiaiion
is also aebieved by trickle columns and vegerarion,
phymplankm, ui inyeeied air.
. sEnLlNG spreading now in siiilewaior ponds or
rusii beds lo allow pariieles lo iall Dul, iilier our, or
iloeeuiaie.
. SKIMMING and SIEVING lo remove large organie
paroeies.
- FILTRATION via sand beds or charcoaleiibre
eulurnns, Sails, ilie iools niauuaiie pianis
- COACULATION or noccuumoN by using
eliemieal addiiiyes ilime, sail, ieiric sulpnares» oi
uiganic ibaereriall gels
- BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL by baeieiia, pnyio-
plankiori. and higher pianrs.
- pH ADJUSTMENT by adding calcium ias lime) or
sulpliur compounds as needed,
Fillnmu
A (usual and widely-used iilber is sand. bmam and
many dries use sand lilreis iollowed by sliloiiriaiion lo
clean seirled and krgalnd raw sewage waier
sedimemaiion Eiliraiion by slow drip diiuugii i,z in ii
ieeil uisand iioo iiali one. boeiom lialicoarsel ' used
even in iernpoiary rural camps ior water iillraiion, For
cuios, find sand beds wiih bi-ick bases aie used, ilie iop
l em (as incbl or so cal sand periodically swepi,
remoyed. and dried oi roasied io remove oiganie
parrieles beioie me sand is ieiuined
Activated ciiareoal, oiien iioiri bones or planis sucli
as willow or coeonui buslis, is also used as a fine lilier
in bornes and when pu is oi ibe essence. rine
dripsione iiinepored slonel used in waier cleaners
and eooleis io supply (ml waiei in homes
Tndde iilieis ilirougli sand and gravel columns
aciually ieed resideni bacieria whkh remove ine
surplus nuirieni. in less polluied environmenis, a
similar iaslc is carried ouibyiiesnwaler mussels
Carbon is esoenlial ior the removal oi nioogen or ior
iis conversion by baeieria lo ilie gross eomposiiion
Cgl-(yNOI, and ii is generally added as rarbohydnte,
which can be liquids suclii as oieilianul, eilianol, or
acetic acids, many or all o4 ibern derived iiooi planl
residues This is a bii Elie “addmg a lime Wine ea [ht
water" «I encourage me baeieiia iu work, Surplus
nibogen is ieieased by beacria m air Unless bacieria
are encouraged and allowed to work, nieraies move
easily duriugb sub-oils in wliieii no piano or bmi
can iive, and oan emerge in wells and sham,
in ponds iniended ior drinking liyii occlusion and
suriaee waier siabilisaoon ieduee bnili iurln'diiy, and
anus algae, lo a minimal uuaniiiy. Tire siabilisaiioin oi
banks by grasses and elump plarils rielpa eonsiderably.
Pond suriace slabilisers aie waier lilies, Awfln, and
waiei liyaeinrii. Bank siabiliseis aie iuneus, Scirpus,
various grasses and clovers, Phyln nadsaa iLippiiil, and
bamboo and pampas grass eluirips.
wicii rurbidiiy rnucli reduced, iiliraiion loads are
likewise reduced Li rig will runliiei reduce iurbidiry
iipi-i isaoor lusThisisassImpleu phdngaushdd
marble or immune a. a layer in a ianli, or caning
inamilimeoverapondbeioiemlingandiiinedessaryl
alier iilling Cruslied shell: or even wriole snells in
waeer ianks and ponds iiave iiie same eiieci, Eime
iloeeulaiu pariieles, causing ibeui ro senle out oi lire
waiei
nieie are several ieebnroues ior rilo-ioon, some orali
oi wiiicli can be used in series Eirsi, o-ielde rilbeis ul
HEIIIE 1.32
SAND FLTER
A basic oransei ibr miubbnwul oulium, Mint is uvwlm imm
bmloiumoe Suriaoesammnbemnuimmiw chm"!
asp-om IEDIWWWE-Ilmlm
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