Transcription of HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN DRINKING WATER
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HYDROGEN SULFIDEIN DRINKING WATERC auses and Treatment AlternativesMark L. McFarland and T. L. Provin** Associate Professor and Extension WATER Quality Coordina-tor and Assistant Professor and Extension Soil Chemist,The Texas A&M University SystemDrinking WATER with a nuisance rotten egg odor contains HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2S), a gas that dissolves readily in WATER . This SULFIDE -rich WATER commonly isreferred to as sulfur typical concentrations in household WATER are not a health risk, high concen-trations do affect the taste of WATER . A concentration as low as milligram hydrogensulfide per liter of WATER (mg/l) is detectable bysmell by most people. As a point of reference, 1teaspoon of salt dissolved in 1,000 gallons of waterproduces a concentration equal to about 1 mg/l.
HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN DRINKING WATER Causes and Treatment Alternatives Mark L. McFarland and T. L. Provin* * Associate Professor and Extension Water Quality Coordina-tor and Assistant Professor and Extension Soil Chemist,
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