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  2. Safe household water storage - Wikipedia

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    Safe household water storage is a critical component of a Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) system being promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) worldwide in areas that do not have piped drinking water. In these areas, it is not uncommon for drinking water to be stored in a pot, jar, crock or other container in the home.

  3. Self-heating food packaging - Wikipedia

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    Commercial heat sources for self-heating food packaging use an exothermic (heat releasing) reaction, for which there are several common formulations. These include: Quicklime aka calcium oxide, and water. Quicklime, inexpensive and readily available, is generally recognized by the FDA as safe. [2] The product of the reaction is calcium hydroxide.

  4. Water purification - Wikipedia

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    Groundwater: The water emerging from some deep ground water may have fallen as rain many tens, hundreds, or thousands of years ago. Soil and rock layers naturally filter the ground water to a high degree of clarity and often, it does not require additional treatment besides adding chlorine or chloramines as secondary disinfectants.

  5. Thousands of liters of chemicals dumped into Brazilian river ...

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    The trucks were carrying about 25,000 liters of pesticides and 76 tons of sulfuric acid, according to the National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation, raising concerns about environmental damage.

  6. Raw water - Wikipedia

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    Biofilm Pre-treatment is a necessary step for water treatment in many parts of world due to its low operation cost and effectiveness at pollutant removal. In this process microorganisms remove contaminants in raw and wastewater that are harmful to humans, but nutrients to them. [13]

  7. Water softening - Wikipedia

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    Conditioning of hard water from Tempe, Arizona with different types of treatment methods [18] [19] Treatment Normalized scale formation No treatment 1.00 Electromagnetic Water Treatment 0.57 Electrically Induced Precipitation 0.50 Capacitive Deionization 0.17 Ion exchange 0.06 Template Assisted Crystallization 0.04

  8. Illegal immigrant involved in suspected DUI crash that ...

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    A Georgia realtor is dead following a crash that allegedly involved an illegal immigrant from Honduras, who officials say was also an underage drunk driver.

  9. Does vitamin C prevent a cold? Will having wet hair make you ...

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    Respiratory virus season is officially here in the U.S., making it a prime time to catch a cold. And because the average adult gets two or three colds a year, you could be dealing with an ...