Facts About Water.
The amount of water used to produce bottled water products is less than all other types of packaged beverages. On average, only 1.39 liters of water is used to produce every one liter of finished bottled water.
WATER'S ROLL IN YOUR BODY.
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Drinking Water Outbreak Causes.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ANSI American National Standards Institute CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CI Certified Installer CIP Clean in Place CWS Certified Water Specialist DI Deionization DBP Disinfection Byproduct EDI Electrodeionization FDA US Food and Drug Administration FRP Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic GAC Granulated Activated Carbon GPD Gallons Per Day GPM Gallons Per Minute IAMPO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials MF Microfiltration NOM Natural Organic Matter NGWA National Ground Water Association NSF National Sanitation Foundation OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer ORP Oxidation-reduction Potential PE Professional Engineer PLC Programmable Logic Controller POE Point of Entry POU Point of Use PVC Polyvinylchloride RO Reverse Osmosis TOC Total Organic Carbon THM Trihalomethane TDS Total Dissolved Solids UF Ultrafiltration US EPA US Environmental Protection Agency UV Ultraviolet VFD Variable Frequency Drive VOC Volatile Organic Compounds WQA Water Quality Association WRF Water Research Foundation |
What is hydraulic fracturing?
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the earth. Fracking makes it possible to produce natural gas extraction in shale plays that were once unreachable with conventional technologies. Recent advancements in drilling technology have led to new man-made hydraulic fractures in shale plays that were once not available for exploration. In fact, three dimensional imaging helps scientists determine the precise locations for drilling. Horizontal drilling ( along with traditional vertical drilling ) allows for the injection of highly pressurized fracking fluids into the shale areas. This creates new channels within the rock from which natural gas is extracted at higher than traditional rates . This drilling process can take up to a month , while the drilling teams delve more than a mile into the Earth"s surface . After which , the well is cased with cement to ensure groundwater protection , and the shale is hydraulically fractured with water and other fluids. Here are some of the Risks and Concerns of Fracking • Contamination of groundwater • Methane pollution and its impact on the climate change • Air pollution impacts • Exposure to toxic chemicals • Blowouts due to gas explosion • Waste disposal • Large volume water use in water - deficient regions • Fracking - induced earthquakes • Workplace safety • Infrastructure degradation The Environmental Protection Agency is fully aware of the harmful effects that hydrofracking causes in contaminating our groundwater with each well producing millions of gallons of toxic fluids such as radioactive material , liquid hydrocarbons ,brine water and heavy metals. |
