Water Quality Glossary

Glossary

Our Water Quality Glossary explains some of the terms used when measuring water quality.

Aluminium		Filtration
Chlorine		Flocculation
Chloroacetic acid		Fluoride
Coagulation		Hardness
Coliforms		Iron
Colour		pH and pH correction
Copper		Primary disinfection
Dichloroacetic acid		Trichloroacetic acid
E. Coli (Escherichia coli)		Trihalomethanes
Electrical conductivity		Turbidity

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