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Copper
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1516
GENERAL INFORMATION Copper is a metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements. Copper is widely used in household plumbing materials. The major sources of copper in drinking water are corrosion of household plumbing systems; and e ...
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Chromium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1515
GENERAL INFORMATION Chromium is an odorless and tasteless metallic element. Chromium is found naturally in rocks, plants, soil and volcanic dust, humans and animals. The most common forms of chromium that occur in natural waters in the environment are tri ...
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Chlorine
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1513
GENERAL INFORMATION The gaseous or liquid form of chlorine (CL2) is a water additive used by municipal water systems to control microbes. It is relatively inexpensive and has the lowest production and operating costs and longest history for large continuo ...
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Beryllium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1509
GENERAL INFORMATION Beryllium naturally enters surface water and ground water through the weathering of rocks and soils or from industrial wastewater discharges. The major source of environmental releases from human activities are coal and fuel oil combus ...
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Bromide
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1511
GENERAL INFORMATION Bromide and chloride are both used as tracers to study water and solute transport through soils. They do not adsorb to negatively charged soil minerals, which allows them to move as fast as water through the soil. The main difference b ...
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Bromate
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1510
GENERAL INFORMATION Bromate is formed when ozone used to disinfect drinking water reacts with naturally occurring bromide found in source water. Bromate formation in disinfected drinking water is influenced by factors such as bromide ion concentration, pH ...
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Barium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1508
GENERAL INFORMATION Barium is a lustrous, machinable metal which exists in nature only in ores containing mixtures of elements. The major sources of barium in drinking water are discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; and erosion of ...
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Antimony
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1506
GENERAL INFORMATION Antimony is found naturally in the environment. The general public is exposed to low levels of it every day, primarily in food, drinking water, and air. It may be found in in the air near industries that process or release it, such as ...
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Aluminum
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1505
GENERAL INFORMATION Virtually all food, water, air, and soil contain some aluminum. Since aluminum is so common and widespread in the environment, exposure cannot be avoided. Drinking water is not usually a significant source of aluminum exposure. HEALTH ...
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Total Suspended Solids
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1495
mg/L ppm Field parameter ACTION IS OPTIONAL There is no enforceable health-based standard for Total Suspended Solids. Particles suspended by turbulent flow WEBSITE RESOURCES Ohio Department of Health- Private Water Systems Program- Water Quality ...