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Asbestos in water? How to address ‘non-standard’ samples of industrial and other effluents
Biohazards and other interferences complicate the employment of off-the-shelf asbestos in water methods by traditional TEM techniques. Laboratories must implement creative strategies to prepare and analyze these samples to produce meaningful analytical data. Laboratory and personnel safety have to be considered before sample handling. The interferences also greatly diminished any reasonable targets for a working detection limit. Consequently the development of analytical procedures that remove hazards ... |
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A tale of two utilities comparing diverse distribution systems
In the Unites States, regional difference in drinking water quality can be significant. But in comparing a Florida utility with one in Pennsylvania, the similarities appear greater than the differences.
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT formation, chlorine residual decay, biological nitrification, and total coliform occurrences are more difficult to control in some states than in others for a variety of reasons. For example, because of different types of sources water, terrain, and year-round temperatures, ... |
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