How can I treat the taste odour or appearance of my water?
The appearance, taste and smell of drinking water is usually more obvious to the consumer than the bacterial quality. Chemicals such as iron, manganese, calcium hardness and sulphide, often common in private water supplies, can impart disagreeable taste and odours. These problems pose no threat to human health, and the water is safe to drink without further treatment, however, there are devices available to correct these problems, but they do not disinfect, and in some cases can accumulate any existing bacterial contamination. Below are specific devices commonly used in rural settings. These treatment devices should only be used in water that is already microbiologically secure. Before any treatment device is purchased, the water should be tested, to ensure that the best and most economic treatment is selected.
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