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Chemical surface deposit removal—a new tool for water treatment and storage facility maintenance
Author(s) -
ReimannPhilipp Ulrich
Publication year - 2002
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.1551-8833.2002.tb09556.x
Subject(s) - safeguard , waste management , chlorine , water quality , environmental science , water treatment , pipeline (software) , storage tank , tower , quality (philosophy) , environmental engineering , business , engineering , civil engineering , materials science , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , international trade
This article discusses how advanced chemical cleaning of storage facilities can help safeguard posttreatment water quality in the distribution system. A case study is given that demonstrates that chemical cleaning can eliminate chlorine demand in storage tanks, facilitate maintenance by restoring scaled surfaces, and improve water quality. Although conventional cleaning of the tower removed sludge, it proved less efficient at minimizing chlorine demand. The study also showed that pipeline maintenance had the potential to further improve the town's water quality.