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  2. United States regulation of point source water pollution

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    The FWPCA also authorized cooperation between federal and state agencies to construct municipal sewage treatment plants. The Water Quality Act of 1965 required states to issue water quality standards for interstate waters, and authorized the newly created Federal Water Pollution Control Administration to set standards where states failed to do ...

  3. Water purification - Wikipedia

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    Complete removal of ions from water is possible if the right conditions are met. The water is normally pre-treated with a reverse osmosis unit to remove non-ionic organic contaminants, and with gas transfer membranes to remove carbon dioxide. A water recovery of 99% is possible if the concentrate stream is fed to the RO inlet.

  4. Supercritical carbon dioxide - Wikipedia

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    Supercritical carbon dioxide (s CO 2 ) is a fluid state of carbon dioxide where it is held at or above its critical temperature and critical pressure . Carbon dioxide usually behaves as a gas in air at standard temperature and pressure (STP), or as a solid called dry ice when cooled and/or pressurised sufficiently.

  5. Trickling filter - Wikipedia

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    Larger centralized sewage treatment plants typically use many trickling filters in parallel. Systems can be configured for single-pass use where the treated water is applied to the trickling filter once before being disposed of, or for multi-pass use where a portion of the treated water is cycled back and re-treated via a closed loop.

  6. Ultrapure water - Wikipedia

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    Ultrapure water (UPW), high-purity water or highly purified water (HPW) is water that has been purified to uncommonly stringent specifications. Ultrapure water is a term commonly used in manufacturing to emphasize the fact that the water is treated to the highest levels of purity for all contaminant types, including organic and inorganic compounds, dissolved and particulate matter, and ...

  7. Nanotechnology for water purification - Wikipedia

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    The main features that make nanoparticles effective for water treatment are More surface area; Small volume; The higher the surface area and volume, the particles become stronger, more stable and durable; Materials may change electrical, optical, physical, chemical, or biological properties at the nano level; Makes chemical and biological ...

  8. Carbon filtering - Wikipedia

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    Carbon filtering is commonly used for water purification, air filtering and industrial gas processing, for example the removal of siloxanes and hydrogen sulfide from biogas. It is also used in a number of other applications, including respirator masks, the purification of sugarcane , some methods of coffee decaffeination , and in the recovery ...

  9. Water treatment - Wikipedia

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    Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant, Washington, D.C. Water treatment is any process that improves the quality of water to make it appropriate for a specific end-use. The end use may be drinking, industrial water supply, irrigation, river flow maintenance, water recreation or many other uses, including being safely returned to the environment.