Water Treatment

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Method used to remove floating vegetation that would otherwise clog later processes.
Screening
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Method that allows water to remain static to enable suspended solids to settle.
Sedimentation
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Method used to remove dissolved metals and hydrogen sulphide by using water sprays.
Aeration
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Method used to neutralise electrostatic charges by adding flocculation after being mixed they are passed through a clarifier.
Flocculation
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Method used to remove any suspended solids and bacteria.
Filtration
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Method used to remove organic chemicals such pesticides.
Activated Carbon Filter
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Method where water is sterilised by killing pathogens using chlorine, ozone or exposure to UV light.
Sterilisation
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Method used to improve dental health.
Fluoridation
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Method of filtering saline water at very high pressures.
Reverse Osmosis
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Method where water is boiled by heating and reducing the pressure.
Distillation
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Method that allows water to remain static to enable suspended solids to settle.

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Sedimentation

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Method used to remove dissolved metals and hydrogen sulphide by using water sprays.

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Card 4

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Method used to neutralise electrostatic charges by adding flocculation after being mixed they are passed through a clarifier.

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Card 5

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Method used to remove any suspended solids and bacteria.

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