arsenic filter media Articles
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Talkeetna Water System, Alaska - Case Study
In late 2009, VEI Consultants contacted AdEdge Water Technologies to design, implement and startup an arsenic, iron, and manganese treatment system for the Talkeetna Water System in Talkeetna, Alaska. The existing water supply consisted of a well rated for 250 gpm with an arsenic level of 20 parts per billion (ppb). Iron and manganese levels were 0.04 mg/L and 0.10 mg/L respectively. The water ...
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One process removes arsenic & iron from water in small Utah town
The Safe Drinking Water Act brought with it tough arsenic compliance standards, forcing cities large and small to comply with a maximum contaminant level of 10 parts per billion (ppb) or face stiff fines and even the potential shutdown of wells. Smaller towns such as Cannonville, Utah, face the most difficult challenge, due to manpower and budget constraints. Cannonville turned to Filtronics, ...
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Arica Pago de Gomez, Chile - Case Study
Fast Facts Contaminant: Arsenic Flow Rate: 2.5 MGD In November 2011, AdEdge Water Technologies was contacted byXylem Inc to design, supply and start up an arsenic treatment system for Aguas del Altiplano in Pago de Gomez, Arica-Chile. The Pago de Gomez Water Treatment Plant added an arsenic treatment unit to its existing water treatment system. Aguas del Altiplano employed XylemInc to ...
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Higher filtration rates mean better results for Filtronics customers
Filtronics has been ahead of the curve in terms of providing create, effective and cost efficient water treatmentsystems for city water treatment and wastewater treatment. Higher flow rates and filtration rates in a water filtration system mean cleaner water in shorter operation times, which in turn makes your filtration system more cost effective. Filtronics customers benefit from: ANSI61 ...
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Project profile - Lummi Island, Washington arsenic, iron, sulfide treatment system
Background In mid 2004, AdEdge Technologies Inc. (AdEdge) was selected by Miller Water Association and Anvil Corporation to assist in the design of a fullscale arsenic treatment project for this small community. Arsenic levels are alarmingly high at 0.18 mg/l, 18 times higher than the new Federal standard of 0.010 mg/l. In addition to arsenic, many of the homeowners using the water objected to ...
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3 Water Utilities that Lowered their Arsenic Levels with AdEdge
Finding an appropriate solution to address arsenic in raw water can be challenging for utilities. Studies have shown that when ingested in high concentrations, it is linked to cancer in the skin, lungs, bladder and kidney, and can cause significant skin changes, such as thickening and pigmentation, as well as other health issues. For this reason, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
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Understanding the 3 Types of Arsenic Removal Used for Wastewater
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution and the development of internal combustion engines and new manufacturing technologies, fresh water became an essential raw material not only for production, but for cooling purposes in manufacturing processes. However, when fresh water is used in an industrial process, it creates industrial wastewater composed of a variety of chemicals and other raw ...
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State of the art treatment for Arsenic, color, and Hydrogen Sulfide - Case Study
New Arsenic Regulations How meaningful to the average water customer are µg/l or parts per billion? Not very. How about the word “arsenic”? That will ring some bells as the mystery novel poison-of-choice. But with new, lower EPA arsenic standard of 10 ppb that went into effect Jan. 16, cities with arsenic problems are required to inform customers in writing of non-compliance, ...
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How to Treat Water and Remove Arsenic
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element from the earth’s crust. Around the world, many countries have groundwater that is steeped in arsenic. Until recently, governments haven’t realized just how bad arsenic was for people, even in minute concentrations. In 2001, the US Environmental Protection Agency felt it necessary to lower the drinking water arsenic standard from 50 parts per ...
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Decoding the AdEdge treatment matrix
U.S. drinking water utilities come up against a variety of water quality issues. From aesthetic issues to naturally occurring contaminants and contaminants resulting from industry processing, no water source is without problems. Contrarily, many of them have co-occurring contaminants, which complicates the treatment process. Although there is no single treatment solution that will successfully ...
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