Different types of Impurities present water

Types of impurities

1. INTRODUCTION: WATER IMPURITIES
•Wateristheuniversalsolventinnature,itisnevertotallypure.No
matterhowisolateditisfromsourcesofcontamination,itwillalways
havesomechemicals.
•Thewaterdissolvesgasesinairormineralsinsoil,orrock.Some
dissolvedmaterialsgivewateritscharacteristictaste,and“pure
water”isgenerallyconsideredtobeflatandtasteless.
•Mineralscancausehardness(calciumormagnesium),color(iron),
contamination),andradioactivityinthewater.Humanscancause
contaminationthroughtheimproperuseofpesticidesorfertilizers
andthedisposalofwaste.Theseimpuritiescandissolveinthewater,
causingittobecontaminated.
•Groundwaterdissolvesmuchofthematerialwhenitpercolates
throughsoilformation,dissolvedmineralsandsalts.
•Itisgenerallyharderthansurfacewater,anditusuallycontainsmore
ironandmanganese.Asstatedearlier,waterinnatureisnotpure..
•Thesuspendedimpuritiesarelikelylessingroundwaterassub
surfaceporoussoilactasfilter.