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EFFECTS OF DETERGENTS ON WATER SUPPLIES
Author(s) -
Harris A. J.,
Roberts K. J.,
Christie A. E.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1971.tb02618.x
Subject(s) - potable water , phosphate , coagulation , environmental science , water utility , environmental engineering , waste management , water supply , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry , medicine , psychiatry
To date, the majority of detergents have been phosphate‐based. Dumped into the nation's waterways, they present problems not only in the way of eutrophioation, but in a way that can also bother the water‐treatment‐plant operator. For example, phosphates can interfere with coagulation procedures. After some introduction concerning the nature and origin of detergents, the authors review the phosphate situation as it relates to potable water.