total chlorine monitoring Articles
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What’s the difference between free and total chlorine?
The element Chlorine exists as a gas Cl2, when this is mixed with water it forms hypochlorous acid (HOCl) which is the disinfecting agent; Cl2 + H2O HCl + HOCl This HOCl can partly disassociate to form the hypochlorite ion OCl-; HOCl H+ + OCl- All of the hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite ion (OCl-) species are referred to as free chlorine. These species can then react with nitrogen ...
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Occurrence of
Aeromonas spp. in a random sample of drinking water distribution systems in the USAAeromonads are aquatic bacteria found in drinking water supplies worldwide. Some species, such as Aeromonas hydrophila, can cause disease in humans. For this survey, 293 United States public water systems were selected using random sampling, stratified by water source and system type. Water samples were collected during one year from three sites (six samples per site) in each system. Temperature, ...
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Pasco County uses total life cycle costing to select chloramination analyzers - Case Study
Pasco County, Florida Water Utilities serves its customers with water from its 58 permitted wells blended with the water supplied by its large regional supplier, Tampa Bay Water. In 2002 Tampa Bay Water converted to monochloramine disinfection because of its advantages over free residual chlorine. Monochloramine is more stable and better extends the disinfectant residual throughout the ...
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