Publications

Reverse osmosis water treatment

Description

Reverse osmosis is a water treatment process that forces water through an extremely fine membrane to remove dissolved minerals. Purified water passes through the membrane and collects in a storage container. Small household reverse osmosis systems will produce 1 to 5 gallons of water per day. If total dissolved solids is greater than 2,000 ppm, or more than 5 gallons of water per day is required, a booster pump will be required.

Updated

September 1, 2012

Tags
osmosis reverse osmosis water water quality water supply and sanitation water treatment well water

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

3 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Rural Development (2008-2015)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture

Resource Dates

Date Created

1991-01-01

Date Added

2015-12-15T19:51:39.919806

Date Modified

2012-09-01

Date Issued

1991-01-01

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

716 (D36)

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca