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Aqua por la vida
Introduction about waterBBS Semarang
What is water?Generally speaking, water is
a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of
the fluids of living organisms.
What is water?Chemically speaking, water is made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded
with one oxygen atom
2H+(g) + O2-
(g) H2O (l)
What is water?
Water dissolves more substancesthan any other liquid, and hastherefore been nicknamed“the universal solvent.”
Importance of Water
Importance of Water-The human body is 75 % water
-Water makes up 50 ~ 90% of the weight of living things
-Water contains no calories and can serve as an appetite suppressant
-Water also helps the body metabolize stored fat
Importance of Water• Used for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing, cleaning, agricultural cultivation, farming, transportation, living and electricity•Helps us from dehydration•To maintain stable internal body environment•Important organs like the kidneys, brain, and heart cannot function properly without water
Sources of Water in Semarang
-From the river-From the Deep Well-From springs
Reasons why water is not safe for drinking :
• pollution from chemical factories• pollution from the rubbish• excessive mineral deposits• old leaking pipes that contain rusted iron
Water needs to be purifiedbefore it can be safely
consumed.
Water purification generally means
freeing water from any kind of
impurity it contains, such ascontaminants or micro
organisms
Stages in Water Purification
Stages in Water Purification
AerationIn some water treatment plants,
the first step is aeration. First, raw water goes to aeration tanks where large quantities of air are injected into, and bubble through the raw water. Aeration can reduce tastes and odors and can oxidize soluble iron.
Stages in Water Purification
Flash MixingThe next step after aeration is flash
mixing.One or more chemicals are mixed into
theraw water to neutralize or removespecific impurities found in the raw
water
Stages in Water Purification
FlocculationAfter flash mixing, the mixing of the
chemicals and the raw watercontinues but at a slower pace.
The added chemicals react with theimpurities in the raw water and
remove the dissolved impurities by reactingwith the impurities and forming small particles
of solid matter suspended in the water
Stages in Water Purification
SettlingGravity and time are all that is
neededto remove the flock from the water.
The water is sent to a clarifier(settling basin) where the flock isallowed to settle out of the water
Stages in Water Purification
FiltrationAllowing the partially treated water
to settle may remove some, but not all,of the floc. The water usually is then
filtered through sand to removeremaining solids
Stages in Water Purification
AdditivesAdditional chemicals may be mixed inthe water before it leaves the water
treatment plant. Chlorine is usually addedat this time, not only to disinfect the waterbut to provide a level of chlorine sufficientto help prevent future growth of pathogens
CREDITSwww.bcwater.orgwww.4shared.comwww.google.comwww.wikipedia.com
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