Alabama Extension Water Quality Home Page Southern Region Extension Water Quality Program
Themes
FAQs
Contact Us
Sitemap
National Site
Southern Site
Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Auburn University

Alabama A&M University

Tuskegee University
— Choose a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) —
 
451.-

What is the acceptable cancer risk that EPA sets for most chemical contaminants in drinking water?
452.-

What is the analytical definition of water hardness?
453.-

What is the average daily intake of molybdenum (Mo) in drinking water in the United States?
454.-

What is the basis of the drinking water health advisory level of 15 ug/L for perchlorate issued by EPA in January of 2009?
455.-

What is the best type of filter to remove chlorine from my drinking water?
456.-

What is the bromate standard for water utilities that use ozonation to disinfect their drinking water supply?
457.-

What is the correct terminology for chemicals that exhibit hormonal activity?
458.-

What is the desired pH and ideal aluminum concentration to give good aluminum hydroxide flocculation during drinking water treatment but prevent alum carry over into a water distribution system?
459.-

What is the difference between chloroform and coliform?
460.-

What is the difference between direct and indirect additives to drinking water?
461.-

What is the difference between endocrine disruptors and hormonally active agents (HAA)?
462.-

What is the difference between hard and soft water?
463.-

What is the difference between suspended and dissolved contaminants in water?
464.-

What is the difference in apparent color and true color in water being treated for potable uses?
465.-

What is the difference in natural organic matter (NOM), total organic carbon (TOC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in water?
466.-

What is the difference in temporary and permanent hardness in water?
467.-

What is the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL)?
468.-

What is the health concern with excess nitrate in drinking water?
469.-

What is the highest level of naturally occurring soluble arsenic that has been found in ground water wells in the United States?
470.-

What is the maximum chlorine residual that you would expect to find in your water supplied by a community water system?
471.-

What is the most common inorganic contaminant derived from human-made sources found in private wells located near intensively farmed land?
472.-

What is the most common source of sodium contamination in surface drinking water sources?
473.-

What is the most likely reason for chlorine residual in a public water system to exceed the disinfectants standard of 4.0 mg/L?
474.-

What is the normal range of soluble iron in surface and ground water?
475.-

What is the phthalate production today?
476.-

What is the preferred method for oxidation removal of manganese from a surface water source that contains significant levels of total organic carbon (TOC)?
477.-

What is the preferred method for tannin removal from water?
478.-

What is the preferred method of removing the odor causing chemicals of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) from surface drinking water supplies?
479.-

What is the primary health concern for perchlorate in the human diet?
480.-

What is the primary health risk for aluminum in drinking water?
<Previous|  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  |Next>
 


 

Themes | Publications | FAQs | Web Links | Glossary | Resources | Water Testing
 GIS Data | WQ Teams | Directory | Contact Us | Site Map |
National Site | Southern Region Site | Home

This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.