Abstract
Pollutants in water can be classified as:
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• Suspended solids — floating debris, settleable sediment or buoyant algae.
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• a quality unrelated necessarily to solids, e.g. temperature, acidity, colour, odour or taste. the latter are often associated with matter in the water, however.
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• Dissolved chemicals — many cations, anions, with different effects, e.g. on health, equipment or toxicity.
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• Bacteria, pathogens, viruses, organic micropollutants.
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Stephenson, D. (1998). Water Quality and Treatment. In: Water Supply Management. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5131-3_10
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