Basic Chemistry for Water and Wastewater Operators

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American Water Works Association, 2005 - Science - 196 pages
 

Contents

Measurements in Chemistry
7
Elements
13
Compounds
25
Chemical Equations
37
Acids Bases and Salts
47
Solutions
57
Colloids and Coagulation
67
Water
77
The Gas Laws
91
Organic Chemistry
99
Hardness
119
Corrosion and Its Control
127
Disinfection
137
Answers
163
Glossary
177
References
187

lonization Theory
83

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