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Descriptor English:

Water Purification

Descriptor Spanish:

depuración del agua

Descriptor Portuguese:

Purificação da Água

Synonyms English:

Purification, Water
Purifications, Water
Treatment, Water
Treatments, Water
Water Purifications
Water Treatment
Water Treatments

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Definition English:

Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTE WATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies.

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Allowable Qualifiers English:

EC economics	ES ethics
HI history	IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence	MT methods
ST standards	SN statistics & numerical data

Record Number:

31973

Unique Identifier:

D018508

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