Wastewater Engineering - 04 (Related Chemicals)

Chloramines

Disinfecting compounds of organic and inorganic nitrogen and chlorine.

Chlorofluorocarbons

Any of the ozone-depleting compounds containing carbon and one or more halogens, typically fluorine, chlorine, or bromine, that have been used as commercial refrigerants and propellants in aerosol sprays.

Struvite

A mineral consisting of hydrous ammonium magnesium phosphate.

Liquid Chlorine

Chlorine compound that contains no water and results from gaseous chlorine under high pressure; stored in steel drums and cylinders.

Granite

A dense mineral often used as a filter media in a granular media filter.

Aqueous Chlorine

Term used to describe chlorine or chlorine compounds dissolved in water.

Chlorine Pellets

Common term for pellets of solidified chlorine compounds such as calcium hypochlorite used for water disinfection.

Trihalomethanes

Disinfectant byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic compounds in water. These halogenated organics are named as derivatives of methane and include suspected carcinogens.

Lime

The chemical most commonly used to increase speed of sedimentation of sewage.

Ferrous Sulfate

Copperas