Glossary Terms

The application of chlorine to a water following other water treatment processes.

The electrical potential of an atom which has lost one or more electrons, therefore leaving it with more protons than electrons. Cations carry positive charges. (See […]

Tanks containing up to two cubic feet of ion exchanger products or filter media which are rented to homeowners or business clients with the beds fully-regenerated […]

A measure of the volume of pores in a material. Porosity is calculated as a ratio of the interstices of a material (e.g., the volume of […]

A unit of measure used to express the strength of waste water from any source. (That is, not from household waste water only.) In making such […]

A thermoplastic polymer resin material (-CH2CHCl-) that is rigid and practically chemically inert. Commonly used for water pipes and fittings, as well as numerous other services […]

Water treatment applied to a single tap used for the purpose of reducing contaminants in water at that one outlet. POU treatment is often used to […]

Full service water treatment applied to the water entering a house or building for the purpose of reducing contaminants in the water distributed throughout the house […]

Point of entry.