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Mercury as a Water Contaminant
OccurrenceMercury is a naturally occurring metal that has several forms. The metallic mercury is ashiny, silver-white, odorless liquid. If heated, it is a colorless, odorless gas.Mercury combines with other elements to form inorganic mercury compounds. Mercury alsocombines with carbon to make organic mercury compounds. The...
Continue ReadingGranular Activated Carbon in Water Purification
The use of granular activated carbon (GAC) for water purification became common around the startof the 20th century (1906) when the “activation” process was applied to charcoal (which had been usedfor centuries). Thermal activation of charcoal greatly improves its pore volume, surface area andstructure making...
Continue ReadingTDS in Water
Since the beginning of time, water has been both praised and blamed for good health and humanills. We now know the real functions of water in the human body are to serve as a solvent and mediumfor the transport of nutrients and wastes to and...
Continue ReadingIon Exchange in Water Purification
Water is the universal solvent that is able to dissolve a little bit of everything it touches. It could, therefore, be said that “pure” water does not exist. Even the most highly processed and purified water still contains tracelevels of gases, salts or minerals that...
Continue ReadingThe impact of Iron in Water
What is iron?How does iron get into water?How does iron affect my health?Other ConsiderationsHow to remove iron from my drinking water? What Is Iron?Iron occurs naturally in soil, sediments and ground water and can be found in many types of rocks. Iron can be present...
Continue ReadingCommon Problems in Water
What’s your water like? Water quality can no longer be taken for granted. Here in South Africa, a variety of factors can affect how your water tastes, smells, feels and works in and around your home. Well water quality, possible contamination, an aging water distribution...
Continue ReadingWater Industry Jargon Decoded
A ABSOLUTE It represents the micron rating of a filter and it indicates that any particle larger than a specific size will be trapped within the filter. ABSORPTION When a solid takes up molecules into its structure. ACID AEROSOL Very small liquid or solid particles...
Continue ReadingMunicipal Bylaws and Water Tariffs for Selected Metros in South Africa – (2018-2019)
Municipalities have the constitutional competence to enact laws (known as by-laws) in respect of water and sanitation services. The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), as it was known at the time, developed model water services by-laws for municipalities. The model by-laws included provisions...
Continue ReadingThe Regulatory Environment of the South African Water Sector
This article gives an overview of the regulatory environment in the urban water sector. The National Water Act The National Water Act, Act No 36 of 1998 (NWA) regulates and protects water resources (including surface water and groundwater) and has effectively transferred all water ownership...
Continue ReadingManaging Demand in the Water and Energy Symbiosis
It's a bottom-line; the more energy we use, the more water we need for production.The more water we need to use for energy production, the more energy we use in the process. Energy and utilities companies need to work closely together to developedintegrated solutions to...
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