Membrane Treatment of Complex Well Water: A Case Study

摘要

For much of the Southwest, water is in very short supply and conservation is a top priority for state governments, municipalities and commercial and residential users. Of equal concern are the quality and aesthetics of the water. Common contaminants include extreme hardness, silica, total dissolved solids, iron, manganese, arsenic and uranium. For private well customers in northern New Mexico, water treatment specialists are faced with the daunting task of converting poor-quality water of limited quantity to high-quality water with minimal waste. One local company has been successfully meeting these challenge since 1988 and the case study presented here details the most difficult project in its 25-year history