FAQ
What is Alkalinity?
Alkalinity
The buffer capacity of water with respect to the addition of acid, i.e. the resistance to change its pH. The main contributors to alkalinity in natural waters are carbonates and bi-carbonates. That is why alkalinity often is expressed in mg/L of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), though calcium carbonate itself is hardly soluble in water. In many applications a minimum alkalinity is necessary in order to maintain a stable pH, e.g. swimming pools, aquaculture, boiler feed water.
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What is Chlorine and why is it used in water?
Chlorine
A chemical element with strong oxidising properties. Because of that it is used as a disinfectant in water treatment and water supply. Chlorine gas is very toxic and difficult to handle and only used in high volume commercial applications. In most cases chlorine is applied as sodium or calcium hypochlorite. Chlorine tends to combine with organic and inorganic nitrogen compounds forming chloroamines. This “combined chlorine” is a less powerful disinfectant than “free chlorine”.
What are Heavy Metals?
Heavy Metals
Metals of high atomic weight, like iron, copper, cadmium, mercury, lead. Many heavy metals are extremely toxic
What is pH?
pH: pH is an expression of the intensity of the basic or acidic condition of a liquid. Mathematically, pH is the logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The pH may range from 0 to 14, where 0 is most acidic, 14 most basic, and 7 is neutral. Natural waters usually have a pH between 6.5 and 8.5.
pH: A logarithmic scale to express hydrogen H+ concentrations. Low pH values (e.g. pH = 0) denote acid conditions, high pH values denote alkaline conditions (e.g. pH = 14). A pH value of 7 is regarded as neutral, as this is the pH value of pure water.
What is ORP?
ORP: Oxidation reduction potential - the degree of completion of a chemical reaction by detecting the ratio of ions in the reduced form to those in the oxidized form as a variation in electrical potential measured by an ORP electrode assembly. ORP Oxidation Reduction Potential: The ability of water to oxidise or reduce. The ORP is measured in millivolts (mV), with positive values indicating an oxidising behaviour and negative values indicating a reducing behaviour. Reference point is the “Standard Hydrogen Electrode”, by definition having an ORP of zero.
What is oxidation?
Oxidation: Combining elemental compounds with oxygen to form a new compound. A part of the metabolic reaction.
What is an oxidizing bacteria?
Oxidizing bacteria: Any substance such as oxygen (O2) and chlorine (Cl2), that can aaccept electrons. When oxygen or chlorine is added to wastewater, organic substances are oxidized. These oxidized organic substances are more stable and less likely to give off odors or to contain disease bacteria.
What is ppm?
ppm: Parts Per Million - the unit commonly used to designate the concentration of a substance in a wastewater in terms of weight ie. one pound per million pounds, etc. ppm is synonymous with the more commonly used term mg/L (milligrams per liter).
What is pollution?
Pollution: The impairment (reduction) of water quality by agriculture, domestic or industrial wastes (including thermal and radioactive wastes) to such a degree as to hinder any beneficial use of the water or render it offensive to the senses of sight, taste, or smell or when sufficient amounts of waste creates or poses a potential threat to human health or the environment.
What is Potable water?
Potable water: Water that does not contain objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals, or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.
Can you please give an overview of water treatment?
Preliminary treatment: The removal of metal, rocks, rags, sand, eggshells, and similar materials which may hinder the operation of a treatment plant. Preliminary treatment is accomplished by using equipment such as racks, bar screens, comminutors, and grit removal systems.
Pretreatment facility: Industrial wastewater treatment plant consisting of one or more treatment devices designed to remove sufficient pollutants from wastewaters to allow an industry to comply with effluent limits established by the US EPA General and Categorical Pretreatment Regulations or locally derived prohibited discharge requirements and local effluent limits. Compliance with effluent limits allows for a legal discharge to a POTW.
Primary treatment: A wastewater treatment process that takes place in a rectangular or circular tank and allows those substances in wastewater that readily settle or float to be separated from the water being treated.
What is redox potential?
REDOX: Biological reductions/oxidations. These reactions usually require enzymes to mediate the electron transfer. The sediment in the bottom of a lake, sludge in a sewerage works or septic tank will have a very low redox potential and will likely be devoid of any oxygen. This sludge or waste water will have a very high concentration of reductive anaerobic bacteria, indeed the bulk of the organic matter may in fact be bacteria. As the concentration of oxygen increases the oxidation potential of the water will increase. A low redox potential or small amount of oxygen is toxic to anaerobic bacteria, therefore as the concentration of oxygen and redox potential increases the bacterial population changes from reductive anaerobic bacteria to oxidative aerobic bacteria. Measurement of REDOX potential is also referred to as ORP.
What is a reducing agent?
Reducing agent: Any substance, such as the base metal (iron) or the sulfide ion that will readily donate (give up) electrons. The opposite of an oxidizing agent.
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What is Kangen Water?
Kangen Water is alkaline ionized water that can be obtained through a compact machine that hooks up to your faucet. First, the water is purified when it passes through the sold carbon block filter. Next, the water is ionized through electrolysis, as it passes through seven platinum-coated titanium plates. The electrolysis process splits the water into two parts: alkaline (hydrogen-rich) and acidic (oxygen rich). The resulting alkaline water, or Kangen Water, has incredible deoxidizing properties, and has been used to treat many kinds of illnesses and diseases is Japan.
Please note: This water does not actually heal any diseases. This water allows your body to alkalize and correct itself.
Why Enagic's Leveluk SD 501?
Enagic's Kangen Water is the only water and technology approved for its medical benefits by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare (the U.S. equivalent of FDA). Also, Enagic's water system is the only one that is self cleaning.
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