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Main Title Compare Nitrate Removal Methods: For Some Communities, Ion Exchange May Be the Most Economical, Practical Way of Handling Nitrate-Contaminated Groundwater.
Author Sorg, Thomas J. ;
CORP Author Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Year Published 1980
Report Number EPA-600/J-80-279;
Stock Number PB81-212110
Additional Subjects Inorganic nitrates ; Water treatment ; Ground water ; Fertilizers ; Sewage ; Ion exchanging ; Electrodialysis ; Cost analysis ; Sulfates ; Fluorides ; Aluminum oxide ; Potable water ; Reprints ; Reverse osmosis ; NTISEPAORD
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Abstract
Nitrate is a ground water contaminant that results from fertilizers and septic tank wastes. Many treatment methods have been investigated for nitrate removal but only ion exchange, reverse osmosis and electrodialysis are considered to be practical. Of these three methods, ion exchange is the most economical and thereby will be the method selected by most communities. The most important aspect of ion exchange treatment is the level of sulfate in the source water because ion exchange resins are more selective for sulfate removal than nitrate removal. Cost comparison of nitrate removal methods are presented and compared with other treatment techniques such as lime softening, ion exchange softening, and activated alumina treatment for fluoride removal.