Examples of rejection for substances
which may be present in water
INORGANIC SUBSTANCES
- turbidity
- colour
Cations/Metals
- sodium
- potassium
- calcium (hardness)
- aluminium
- iron
- manganese
Cations/Heavy metals
- copper
- lead
- zinc
- mercury
- cadmium
- chrome
- nickel
Anions
- fluoride
- chloride
- nitrate
- sulphate
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
Hydrocarbons
- heptane, octane, decane etc.
- benzene, toluene, xylene, ethyl benzene etc..
- diesel oil
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons
- PAH
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
- Compounds which can form when water is chlorinated > 99
Trihalomethanes
- trichloromethane
- bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane,
tribromomethane
Pesticides
- PCB
MICROORGANISMS
- heterotrophic bacteria (48 hr test)
- coliform bacteria, E.coli
Notes:
The values for the inorganic substances were measured in a
sample of water which was taken after two minutes' ope-
ration at a flow of 4.4 litres per minute, 80 % recovery and
a challenge water with a salt content of 800 mg per litre at
a temperature of 20 °C. Test laboratory: VVL, Stockholm
(Sweden).
The values for the organic substances were measured in a
sample which was taken after two minutes' operation at a
flow of 2.8 litres per minute, 80 % recovery and a challenge
water to which was added each substance in question to a
concentration which is 100 times higher than the lowest de-
tectable quantity at a temperature of 10°C. Test laboratory:
AnalyCen, Lidköping (Sweden).
%
> 99
> 99
> 96
> 97
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 98
> 99
> 99
> 98
> 97
> 97
> 98
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 60
> 99
> 99
> 99
> 99
Microbiological testing was carried out under a range of
operating conditions with a challenge water containing a
very high number of microorganisms. The water samples
were collected weekly after operating times of 20 and 40
seconds and 1, 2, 6, 12 and 18 minutes.
Test laboratory: SVELAB, Jönköping (Sweden).
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