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What's New in Filtration

Posted November 21, 2014 12:00 AM by Engineering360 eNewsletter

There's no shortage of water in the world. The problem is that only a small percentage of the water on Earth is fit for human consumption. And that's where filtration comes in. Filtration technologies remove impurities from water, making it suitable for drinking as well as for reuse in various industrial processes. Current trends in water filtration is the subject of this Engineering360 piece. Topics discussed include reverse osmosis, micro- and nanofiltration, and membrane bioreactors. The article explains each of these technologies and how they are employed in a world in need of more usable water.


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11/21/2014 11:26 PM

Well here, (pun intended) We're on a deep well. Our water is contaminated with road salt. We are 400 feet from the DOT road salt pile. Although now it is under a protective covering, it wasn't years ago. So now we have to deal with high salt content that is destroying the washer, we have already given away the dish washer, the films left from the salt you would not want to eat off. I've been in touch with the dot, and ended up with the DEC. So far nothing new to report, but it has only been a week. I know how the state works. 3-4 weeks is normal.

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11/22/2014 3:23 PM

Months is more like it.

You need a RO filter. Good luck getting the state to pay for it.

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11/24/2014 11:52 AM

I agree totally with Lyn, that is will take longer than expected. Your health should not be put on hold. Install a TAC system from Watts (not really a commercial since I think they are the sole source vendor for Template units (causes minerals to make tiny crystals of hard water compounds that prevent scale in other parts of systems). Then install a good filtration upstream of the RO system you will need to remove >98% of the dissolved salt.

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