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Water is essential for life. The amount of drinking water required is variable. It depends on physical activity, age, health issues, and environmental conditions. For those working in a hot climate, up to 16 liters a day may be required. Water makes up about 60% of weight in men and 55% of weight in women. Infants are about 70% to 80% water while the elderly are around 45%. [1] Far from thinking of promoting certain national bodies, the study shows several necessary aspects for evaluating drinking water situation ...

This paper deals with disinfection of drinking water at ?Aquatim S.A?. The disinfection plant is part of an investment plan to provide conformation with the Romanian Law 485/2002 concerning drinking water quality and European Union Water Frame Directive. The new facility employs modern techniques of storage, dosage, injection and neutralization of chlorine. Under these circumstances, the risk of chlorine leakage decreased and increased the accuracy of chlorine dosage. The regulation and control of the process is c...

According to the requirements of Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption and Regulation of the Minister of Health of 13 November 2015 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, drinking water should be characterized by the appropriate concentration of selected parameters, i.e. heavy metals. The specified parametric values should not be exceeded not only in water treatment plant, but also on the particular parts of the production cycle and wa...

In over 38 percent of the groundwater drinking water sources in Slovakia, iron and manganese concentrations exceed the recommended levels set by Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 354/2006 on Drinking Water. Iron and manganese are not considered health hazards, although micro-environments may be supported in wells and distribution systems which harbor microorganisms. The main concern with these metals is the color imparted by the oxidized forms that rarely goes unnoticed by the consumer. In ad...