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  2. Drinking water quality standards - Wikipedia

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    It is possible and technically acceptable to refer to the same parameter in different ways that may appear to suggest a variation in the standard required. For example, nitrite may be measured as nitrite ion or expressed as N. A standard of "nitrite as N" set at 1.4 mg/L equals a nitrite ion concentration of 4.6 mg/L.

  3. Water purification - Wikipedia

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    The goal is to produce water that is fit for specific purposes. Most water is purified and disinfected for human consumption (drinking water), but water purification may also be carried out for a variety of other purposes, including medical, pharmacological, chemical, and industrial applications. The history of water purification includes a ...

  4. Nitrite - Wikipedia

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    The nitrite ion has the chemical formula NO − 2. Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. [1] The nitrite anion is a pervasive intermediate in the nitrogen cycle in nature. The name nitrite also refers to organic compounds having the –ONO group, which are esters of nitrous acid.

  5. Purified water - Wikipedia

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    Distilled or purified water is used in humidors to prevent cigars from collecting bacteria, mold, and contaminants, as well as to prevent residue from forming on the humidifier material. Window cleaners using water-fed pole systems also use purified water because it enables the windows to dry by themselves leaving no stains or smears.

  6. Ultrapure water - Wikipedia

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    Ultrapure water (UPW), high-purity water or highly purified water (HPW) is water that has been purified to uncommonly stringent specifications. Ultrapure water is a term commonly used in manufacturing to emphasize the fact that the water is treated to the highest levels of purity for all contaminant types, including: organic and inorganic compounds; dissolved and particulate matter; volatile ...

  7. Sodium nitrite - Wikipedia

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    Sodium nitrite acts as an antioxidant in a mechanism similar to the one responsible for the coloring effect. [19] Nitrite reacts with heme proteins and metal ions, neutralizing free radicals by nitric oxide (one of its byproducts). [19] Neutralization of these free radicals terminates the cycle of lipid oxidation that leads to rancidity. [19]

  8. List of inorganic compounds - Wikipedia

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    Sodium nitrite – NaNO 2; Sodium nitroprusside – Na 2 [Fe(CN) 5 NO]·2H 2 O; Sodium oxide – Na 2 O; Sodium perborate – NaBO 3 ·H 2 O; Sodium perbromate – NaBrO 4; Sodium percarbonate – 2Na 2 CO 3 ·3H 2 O 2; Sodium perchlorate – NaClO 4; Sodium periodate – NaIO 4; Sodium permanganate – NaMnO 4; Sodium peroxide – Na 2 O 2 ...

  9. Water quality - Wikipedia

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    Although water quality is usually sampled and analyzed at laboratories, since the late 20th century there has been increasing public interest in the quality of drinking water provided by municipal systems. Many water utilities have developed systems to collect real-time data about source water quality.