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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. processing technology
  4. water treatment
  5. water purification

Preferred term

water purification

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Processes to remove undesirable impurities in water including filtration, chlorination, distillation and ion exchange. It may involve treatment of waste water to provide potable water.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • groundwater purification

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/142443

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