Talk:Water purification
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--Mion 21:09, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
This should follow the same format as sewage treatment: primary, secondary, tertiary. The same technology is used for both.
Thanks, that's a good point. But there is reliance on biological activity in the secondary stage, and the tertiary stage is mandatory for drinking water and in the case of a groundwater source, can be the only treatment it gets.
I have re-formatted to try and bring this more in line with waste water treatment although there are maor differences. My intention is to make this more logical. Velela 11:45, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Field purification?
I needed 32 quick facts in 3 days i used this site it only took about 30 minutes
I've heard of field purification of water with iodine tablets / other additives to the water... should there be an addition regarding that type of water purification? Seems to fit this category.
--Bantman 22:07, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Sounds like a good idea. All I know about them is the memories of halizone tablets we used in 'Nam back in the '60s. Tasted pretty bad, but considering the alternative... -Vsmith 00:09, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- It's also possible to use ordinary bleach. My water engineering lecturer at UNSW said she used it when travelling, and she seemed to regard it as effective. Mostly, though, it's considered an emergency measure. I've added something to the article. Singkong2005 10:22, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Chlorination Page
There is another page called chlorination which is not very NPOV, and is a stub. It isn't even linked from this page. What should be done? Oasisbob 20:17, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Chlrorination is a more general topic that spans, water treatment, swimming pool water treatment, air conditionuing maintenance etc. and is probably worth retaining as a seperate article, but it could do with some improvement !
Velela 20:28, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Water treatment methods
The Water treatment methods section should be changed a little to make it the stages of municipal water treatment. (It's already described in stages, rather than being alternative methods). Some of the material would then be moved to other parts of the article.
If no one else does it, I will get to eventually. --Singkong2005 08:15, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Expansion of Water treatment methods
Hi all, This is my first Wikipedia edit, so sorry if I messed anything up. I expanded on the 'Water treatment methods' section of the page. I tried to make it more informative and did not worry about making it follow waste water treatment since they are very different. I also consolidated the information regarding bleach as a disinfectant.
JSterling 06:04, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Big improvement - good work. --Singkong2005 11:32, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Safety
Hi,
I think it would be a good idea to include some talk about the safety of using such systems at home, like Brita. Are they really making water safer to use, or is it simply a false sense of security
I think the article addresses the safety issue effectively. In my experience as a water chemist the filters, unless regularly changed, often cause water quality degradation. Feel free to ask more specific questions on my talk page. Sterichinderance 07:35, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Water treatment method: clay filter
Even if not yet largely in use, clay pots made porous by the addition of sawdust before firing are effective in filtering most parasites. The addition of silver (as colloidial silver, or sometimes silver nitrate) after firing further enhances the effectivness in stoping bacteria and parasites.
Shouldn't this be in the article, or maybe in "drinking water" , with perhaps a link to poters for peace [[2]]?
Maybe I'm a bit timid, but I'm not good at spelling and this is my first edit, I'll get over it ;-)
- Go ahead and add the material. We'll help fix it if you make a mistake. Cheers, -Will Beback 10:08, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
