Water Quality

Are there technic/ethical dilemmas in mixing waters to met drinking water quality standards through dilution?

jriveragaray asked: Fluor content must be reduced in one source to supply a public system DEBRA

Water Quality: The Deciding Factor for Human Health and Illness

When we talk about the importance of water quality for our health, various water purification techniques especially the idea of home water filtration come to mind. It is no surprise that there is a strong connection between the quality of water that we drink and a long life full of health. In order to stay healthy we need to intake adequate amounts of good quality water. This can be proven by the fact that all over the world and throughout time, wherever you find the healthiest, most contaminant-free water, you find the most vibrant civilizations with the best health. Once we understand that the body is more than 70% water and that water controls virtually every aspect of our health, we can begin to understand the true importance of high quality water. Water, not just that which we drink, but the water that we shower in, cook with, prepare juices,...

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Are You Sure About The Bottled Water Quality That You Are Using?

by quapan Bottled Water Quality Recent studies have shown that around 80,000 chemicals are found in tap water and out of which more than 2,100 are known to be carcinogens. This factual statement is sufficient to understand the risk involved in consuming such contaminated water. The good news is that many people today understand this. And as a result they are open to explore options to find out the ways to prevent themselves and their families from consuming such bad water. The sad news is that many people consider using bottled water as an option. If you too are one of them, let me ask you a simple question. What is the guarantee of bottled water quality? The fact of the matter is that the U.S regulations for bottled water quality are terribly weak. Many companies today take advantage of this fact and whatever bottled water they supply; it is...

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Announcement: How Are Drinking Water Quality Standards Determined ? Find Out If These Are Really Worth Your Trust

by familymwr If you are anything like me, you will be greatly concerned about your health. Drinking bad quality water is like an open invitation to all sorts of health ailments. This makes it all the more important to know if there are any water quality standards in place and to what extent are they being followed. Once I share the information about these standards and how are drinking water quality standards determined, then you can decide for yourself whether it makes any sense to trust these standards or not. The Safe Drinking Water Act is a law which assures the quality of drinking water. It is regulated by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) which determines what proportion of a component (parts per billion) present in the water, is safe for human consumption. EPA issues a set of guidelines representing the safe limit for each and every contaminant which every...

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Water, Water Hardness, pH and Feeds

by Ken Lund Water For most indoor growing applications whether growing in soil or with hydroponics, tap water is the best water to feed your plants with. The excess Chlorine sometimes associated with tap water can be dissipated by standing the water in a container open to the air for a few hours before use (12 to 24 hours). Sometimes excess chlorine can make the leaves twist and contort out of shape, so we would always advise allowing your water to stand before adding to your system or watering. Apart from the excess chlorine, tap water is excellent to use. Whether it is hard or soft water, it’s clean, bug and bacteria free and should give you no growing problems. Do not use de-ionised or distilled water and always choose tap water over rain or well water. The pH of tap water will vary from 5.5 to 8.5. For practical...

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How do I establish a mineral water plant and do a business plan and access venture capital?

riverwater asked: There is good quality water I shall have to sell one of these days and improve my income and standard of living and create jobs! THORNTON

Define water quality?

SorrY asked: How would you define “WATER QUALITY” is it water that tastes good, is non-toxic or is it defined by the presence of absence of certain chemicals or ions. I am trying to see if DISTILLED WATER MAKER (waterwise) is better than or the same as, MINERAL WATER sold in shops. I know Mineral water as sold in shops is impure, most of the time does not meet standards. So, is a waterwise a good solution? ELLARD

How will you abate / mitigate/ resolve Total Dissolved Solids of Effluents from the Mining Industry?

Rolly Reyes asked: Mining Effluents normally are acidic with pH values lower than 5. Treating it with lime solves the problem however it increase the concentration of Total Disolved Solids resulting to the exceedance of Water Quality Standards. Putting up a filtration process is not economically feasible since the wastewater / effluent volume ranges from 25,000 to 30,000 cubic meters. Establishing or amending the effluent standard would take sometime as all the criteria , environmental & ecological and health impacts must be evaluated and assessed. Time is of the essence as it will affect the socio-economic impact of the mining industry and the ecology and environment as a whole. BETH

Is there some sort of scale that ranks wetland quality?

Lou asked: I am looking for a standard way of ranking the quality of a wetland. I assume this would have something to do with Biological diversity within the wetland, water storage etc. Does anyone know of standards similar to this and if so where and who has created those standards. I am doing a project that I hope will eventually lead to me quantifying the value of individual wetlands within the study area. I could come up with my own scale but would rather go with an industry standard if one exists.NICOLETTE

Is the tap water in San Diego potable and good to drink or should I buy bottled water?

abnjim5 asked: Should I continue to drink the tap water here in SD or buy bottled like so many. According to the water dept., the H2O here is supposed to be within quality standards. Is there something lurking in the water that I don’t know about? Not sick Yet! TANDY