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2. Total dissolved solids - Wikipedia

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   14] Water can be classified by the level of total dissolved solids (TDS) in the water: Fresh water: TDS is less than 1,000 ppm. Brackish water: TDS = 1,000 to 10,000 ppm. Saline water: TDS = 10,000 to 35,000 ppm. Hypersaline: TDS greater than 35,000 ppm. Drinking water generally has a TDS below 500 ppm. Higher TDS Fresh Water is drinkable but ...

3. Water intoxication - Wikipedia

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   Water, like any other substance, can be considered a poison when over-consumed in a brief period. Water intoxication mostly occurs when water is being consumed in a high quantity provoking disturbances in electrolyte balance. [2] Excess of body water may also be a result of a medical condition or improper treatment; see "hyponatremia" for some ...

4. Poloxamer 407 - Wikipedia

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   Most of the common uses of poloxamer 407 are related to its surfactant properties. For example, it is widely used in cosmetics for dissolving oily ingredients in water.It can also be found in multi-purpose contact lens cleaning solutions, where its purpose there is to help remove lipid films from the lens.

5. 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 ...

6. Water quality - Wikipedia

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   The key basic water quality parameters that need to be addressed in an emergency are bacteriological indicators of fecal contamination, free chlorine residual, pH, turbidity and possibly conductivity/total dissolved solids. There are many decontamination methods.

7. Drinking water quality in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Chronic effects occur after people consume a contaminant at levels over EPA's safety standards over the course of many years. [33] The drinking water contaminants that can have chronic effects include chemicals (such as disinfection byproducts, solvents and pesticides), radionuclides (such as radium), and minerals (such as arsenic).