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Water & wastewater treatment, explained by people who run the plants.

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Water Treatment

RO Water Treatment Plant

Reverse Osmosis Plant Simple Process RO water treatment Plant Process Reverse osmosis RO water treatment plant process is that allows the removal of unwanted…

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Water Analysis

Environment Chemistry

What is Environment  Chemistry ? Environment is defined as ” the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences such as water, land, air, space and…

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Disinfection

WHAT IS DISINFECTION ?

Disinfection is the process of selectively destroying or inactivating pathogenic organisms present in water, usually by chemical means. Disinfection aims in reducing the organisms…

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The treatment train

From raw water to the tap, in six stages

Every plant is a sequence of barriers. Follow the flow — each stage links to the guides that explain it.

  1. 01

    Intake & Screening

    Raw water enters; bar screens and grit channels remove debris.

  2. 02

    Coagulation

    Coagulants destabilise fine particles into settleable floc.

  3. 03

    Sedimentation

    Floc settles out under gravity in clarifiers.

  4. 04

    Filtration

    Rapid sand and media beds polish the remaining turbidity.

  5. 05

    Disinfection

    Chlorine, UV or ozone inactivate the remaining pathogens.

  6. 06

    Distribution

    Treated water is pumped to storage and the network.

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