Essays about: "water hardness reduction"

Found 3 essays containing the words water hardness reduction.

  1. 1. Investigation of sustainable methods to reduce water hardness in drinking water treatment plants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Élise Karlsson Faudot; [2021]
    Keywords : Water hardness; sustainability; Bulltofta water treatment plant; water hardness reduction; plant biomass; plastic; pumice stone; adsorption; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Water hardness is caused by magnesium and calcium ions (Mg2+ and Ca2+), and can result in formation of deposits, destruction of soap and increase of copper corrosion in old plumbing pipes. To soften the originally hard groundwater supplying 20% of Malmö’s drinking water, Bulltofta water treatment plant imports burned lime from Germany. READ MORE

  2. 2. Vattenkvaliténs påverkan på bladmögelsfungicider : bekämpningseffekt i laboratoriemiljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Johannes Eriksson; [2016]
    Keywords : vattenkvalitet; Phytophthora infestans; Potatisbladmögel; pH; hårdhet; Fe²⁺;

    Abstract : The majority of pesticides used in agriculture is mixed with water prior to application and the rate of water widely exceeds the rate of pesticides. Water from different sources has different characters such as pH, water hardness (°dH) and iron content. That these different characters affect some sensitive pesticides is well known. READ MORE

  3. 3. Odlingens och lagringens inverkan på utsädes grobarhet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

    Author : Carl-Henrik Stenson; [2004]
    Keywords : lagring; grödor;

    Abstract : At seed-growing the aim is to produce a commodity with high germination capacity, good soundness and purity, and also slight admixture of seeds from other species. The capacity of germination and the vigour of the seeds may become impaired in consequence of mechanical damage, infection of diseases, growth of mould, attacks of vermin, high drying temperature, secret germination, sprouting in the ears etc. READ MORE