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

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Nine areas, from raw-water chemistry to full plant design. Each opens a curated set of guides.

66 guides

Sewage Treatment

Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater.

33 guides

Water Treatment

Filtration, coagulation and the unit processes that make water potable.

27 guides

Water

Sources, chemistry and the physical properties behind every process.

16 guides

Water Analysis

Sampling, testing and reading the parameters that define quality.

13 guides

Disinfection

Chlorination, UV and ozone at the final barrier.

9 guides

Softener

Removing hardness with ion exchange and lime–soda.

6 guides

Desalination

Reverse osmosis and thermal routes to fresh water.

7 guides

Corrosion

Why plant and pipework fail — and how to slow it.

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Sewage Treatment

Sewer Pipe Selection by Operation

Operational considerations. Septicity and dangerous gases: Septicity occurs when sewage is retained in the sewers for extended periods in unaerated conditions. Hence, special corrosion…

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Sewage Treatment

Affecting Activated Sludge Process

PARAMETERS AFFECTING ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS The following parameters affect the performance of the activated sludge process. Wastewater flow and its charactersistic Areation time F/M…

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Desalination

Demineralization Water Treatments

De Mineralization water Treatment Demineralization water treatment or de ionization water treatment process is the removal of essentially all inorganic salts by ion exchange.…

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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.

01
Intake & Screening

Raw water enters; bar screens and grit channels remove debris.
02
Coagulation

Coagulants destabilise fine particles into settleable floc.
03
Sedimentation

Floc settles out under gravity in clarifiers.
04
Filtration

Rapid sand and media beds polish the remaining turbidity.
05
Disinfection

Chlorine, UV or ozone inactivate the remaining pathogens.
06
Distribution

Treated water is pumped to storage and the network.

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