Law, Bee Bee (2005) The usage of domestic water filtration systems in Malaysia. [USQ Project]
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Abstract
Water is closely related to human health as there is about 70 percent of water found in
human bodies. In the recent years, consumers are concern about the quality of tap
water due to the water pollution issues published in the mass media. Manufacturers
and distributors of domestic water treatment systems took this opportunity to
promote their own water filtration systems. Different types of domestic water
treatment systems have been introduced to the public.
In this research project, six types of domestic treatment methods were identified,
namely activated carbon filter, membrane filter, reverse osmosis system, distillation
system, ultraviolet light system and combination unit. The theories and technologies
involved in each type of water treatment system are being studied. From the
literature review, the mechanisms involved are convincing and almost ideal. In order
to investigate the effectiveness of each water treatment system, laboratory
experiments have been conducted to justify the reported results.
The laboratory experiments take into account parameters such as apparent colour,
turbidity, total free chlorine, total aluminium, total iron and total chromium. Three
samples of each treatment method are collected in order to obtain the average value.
The percentage removal of each parameter is obtained by taking readings before and
after treatment. Then, the average value of percentage removal is calculated to
evaluate the efficiency of each treatment method. Hopefully this research project can
raise the interest of consumers to be more aware of the water quality that they
consume everyday and in choosing a correct domestic water treatment system that
suits their lifestyle requirement.
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| Item Type: | USQ Project |
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| Refereed: | No |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 00:19 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 22:31 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | water treatment systems, activated carbon filter, membrane filter, reverse osmosis system, distillation system, ultraviolet light system, combination unit, turbidity, surface water, groundwater |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0904 Chemical Engineering > 090410 Water Treatment Processes 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090508 Water Quality Engineering 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090509 Water Resources Engineering |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 40 ENGINEERING > 4004 Chemical engineering > 400411 Water treatment processes 40 ENGINEERING > 4004 Chemical engineering > 400499 Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified 40 ENGINEERING > 4005 Civil engineering > 400513 Water resources engineering |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/363 |
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