What are the characteristics of portable water?

Potable water or improved drinking water, is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation, without risk of health problems. Characteristics of potable water are as follows: i) Cleaned of Harmful Contaminants . read more

Potable water treatment 3.4 Chemical characteristics of natural waters Since water is such a good solvent, it is not surprising to find many different chemical substances present in it. read more

The drinking water in the 100 largest cities in the US were found to have 10% to 25% reduction in the amount of cancer deaths when the drinking water had a moderately high level of minerals and had an alkaline pH (above 7.0). read more