Best Practice Guide on the Control of Iron and Manganese in Water Supply
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Best Practice Guide on the Control of Iron and Manganese in Water Supply

  1. 96 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Best Practice Guide on the Control of Iron and Manganese in Water Supply

About this book

This Best Practice Guide on the Control of Iron and Manganese in Water Supply is one of a series produced by the International Water Association's Specialist Group on Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water. 

Iron and manganese are often found in soft upland water sources associated with natural organic matter and are also commonly found in the groundwater abstracted from confined and unconfined aquifers. The presence of iron and manganese in water is one of the most frequent reasons for customers' complaint due to aesthetic issues (yellow, brown and black or stains on laundry and plumbing fixtures). These two metals can be removed fairly readily by physico-chemical treatment. The municipal treatment systems deployed derive benefit from their larger scale, particularly in relation to control, but the processes used are less suitable for the numerous small supplies that are the most common water supplies throughout Europe, especially in rural areas. One important source of iron in drinking water is from old corroded cast-iron water mains, historically the material used most commonly in supply networks. Replacement and refurbishment is very expensive and the major challenge is how best to prioritize available expenditure. 

The purpose for this Best Practice Guide on the Control of Iron and Manganese in Water Supply is to give readers the broad view of a problem based on state-of-the-art compilation of the range of scientific, engineering, regulatory and operational issues concerned with the control of iron and manganese in drinking water. The Guide is of interest to water utility practitioners, health agencies and policy makers, as well as students on civil engineering and environmental engineering courses. 

Authors: Dr Adam Postawa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environment Protection, Krakow, Poland and Dr Colin R Hayes, University of Swansea, UK, Chair of IWA Specialist Group on Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. About this Best Practice Guide
  4. Authors
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Acronyms
  7. Definitions
  8. Foreword
  9. Executive Summary
  10. Chapter 1: Introduction: Why there are problems with iron and manganese in water supply
  11. Chapter 2: Natural sources of iron and manganese in water
  12. Chapter 3: Sources of iron and manganese in drinking water distribution network
  13. Chapter 4: Regulatory background
  14. Chapter 5: Health perspectives
  15. Chapter 6: Aesthetic issues
  16. Chapter 7: Sampling and monitoring
  17. Chapter 8: Analytical methods
  18. Chapter 9: Investigational methods
  19. Chapter 10: Corrective water treatment and other engineering methods
  20. Chapter 11: Economics of iron and manganese control
  21. Chapter 12: Developing a strategy
  22. Appendix 1: Case studies
  23. References