Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	121.-		How can a water utility tell whether lead has built up in scales within its distribution system?


	122.-		How can arsenic accumulate and then be released to cause health issues in public water distribution systems?


	123.-		How can I find someone to help me with my well water problems?


	124.-		How can I protect my private water supply from contamination?


	125.-		How can I reduce exposure to lead in my drinking water?


	126.-		How can I remove copper that is leaching from plumbing fixtures into my drinking water?


	127.-		How can I remove Giardia, Cryptosporidium or other protozoan cysts from my drinking water?


	128.-		How can I tell how hard my water is?


	129.-		How can I tell if my water is supplied through pipes that contain lead?


	130.-		How can I tell if there is radon in my private drinking water source?


	131.-		How can nitrifying bacteria cause problems in a municipal water distribution system?


	132.-		How can over-pumping cause salt water intrusion in coastal aquifers?


	133.-		How can we prevent animal poisoning from blue-green algae blooms?


	134.-		How do I isolate the source of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) that is stinking up my drinking water?


	135.-		How do I know my drinking water is acidic?


	136.-		How do I remove chlorine from tap water before using it in my aquarium?


	137.-		How do nitrate water filters work?


	138.-		How do orthophosphates inhibit corrosion and leaching of elements from piping within water distribution and plumbing systems?


	139.-		How do water quality standards for public drinking water compare to dialysis water quality standards?


	140.-		How do water treatment plants deal with cyanobacteria?


	141.-		How do water utilities deal with contamination from pesticides?


	142.-		How do you convert Uranium (U) mass to U activity in picoCuries so that radioactivity per liter (pCi/L) can be calculated for a water supply?


	143.-		How do you determine compensated hardness of water?


	144.-		How do you fix a water-logged storage tank on a private well water system?


	145.-		How do you measure corrosion potential of metal components such as storage tanks and pipes used in water infrastructure systems?


	146.-		How do you prevent or eliminate biofilms in a water distribution system?


	147.-		How do you regenerate (activate) the manganese greensand filter media you have purchased prior to placing it into service within the filtration unit?


	148.-		How do you remove hydrogen sulfide from the hot water only?


	149.-		How do you wash trapped sediment from re-usable cartridge filters?


	150.-		How does a water filter system, descaler, and conditioner differ from a water softener?

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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.