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Water filters produced in Toledo, Ohio in 1895 out of terracotta
A large-scale flocculation water filter

A water filter removes impurities by lowering contamination of water using a fine physical barrier, a chemical process, or a biological process. Filters cleanse water to different extents, for purposes such as: providing agricultural irrigation, accessible drinking water, public and private aquariums, and the safe use of ponds and swimming pools.

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Water filter

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A water filter removes impurities by lowering contamination of water using a fine physical barrier, a chemical process, or a biological process. Filters...

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Ceramic water filter

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Ceramic water filters (CWF) are an inexpensive and effective type of water filter that rely on the small pore size of ceramic material to filter dirt, debris...

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Sand filter

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Sand filters are used as a step in the water treatment process of water purification. There are three main types; rapid (gravity) sand filters, upward...

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Water ionizer

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incoming water stream into acidic and alkaline components. The treated water is called alkaline water. Proponents claim that consumption of alkaline water results...

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Reverse osmosis

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to be removed before the water enters the membrane. To protect the TFC membrane elements from chlorine damage, carbon filters are used as pre-treatment...

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Filter

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Look up Filter, filter, filtering, or filters in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Filter, filtering, filters or filtration may also refer to: Filter (higher-order...

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Water purification

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carbon filter are not sufficient for treating all possible contaminants that may be present in water from an unknown source. Even natural spring water—considered...

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History of water filters

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The history of water filters can be traced to the earliest civilisations with written records. Water filters have been used throughout history to improve...

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Filtered water

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Filtered water may refer to: Water filter Water purification This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Filtered water. If an internal...

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Filter feeder

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Filter feeders are a sub-group of suspension feeding animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing...

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Coffee filter

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A coffee filter is a filter used for various coffee brewing methods including but not limited to drip coffee filtering. Filters made of paper (disposable)...

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Nanotechnology for water purification

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usage as a membrane and filter in water purification systems to remove bacterial and chemical contaminants from polluted water. It is noted that nanocellulose...

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Biosand filter

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A biosand filter (BSF) is a point-of-use water treatment system adapted from traditional slow sand filters. Biosand filters remove pathogens and suspended...

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Media filter

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geo-textile fabric, anthracite, crushed granite or other material to filter water for drinking, swimming pools, aquaculture, irrigation, stormwater management...

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Chamberland filter

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A Chamberland filter, also known as a Pasteur–Chamberland filter, is a porcelain water filter invented by Charles Chamberland in 1884. It was developed...

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Slow sand filter

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Slow sand filters are used in water purification for treating raw water to produce a potable product. They are typically 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) deep, can...

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Distilled water

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conventional water filter treatments. However, distillation eliminates most impurities. Distilled water is also used for drinking water in arid seaside...

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Filter press

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Among other uses, filter presses are utilised in marble factories in order to separate water from mud in order to reuse the water during the marble cutting...

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Berkefeld filter

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A Berkefeld filter is a water filter made of diatomaceous earth (Kieselguhr). It was invented in Germany in 1891, and by 1922 was being marketed in the...

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Rapid sand filter

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rapid sand filter or rapid gravity filter is a type of filter used in water purification and is commonly used in municipal drinking water facilities as...

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Point of use water filter

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Point of use water filters are used in individual houses or offices to provide filtration of potable water close to the point of consumption. The related...

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Carbon filtering

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gold. It is also used in cigarette filters and in the EVAP used in cars. When filtering water, charcoal carbon filters are most effective at removing chlorine...

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Fuel filter

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bowl-like design to collect water in the bottom of the filter (as diesel floats on top of water).[citation needed] The water can then be drained off by...

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Filtration

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using a filter medium that has a complex structure through which only the fluid can pass. Solid particles that cannot pass through the filter medium are...

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Warsaw Water Filters

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Warsaw Water Filters, also known as Lindley's Filters (Polish – "Filtry Lindleya"), is one of three Warsaw waterworks, and is located in Ochota between...

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Waterborne disease

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of the Microscope in Water Filter History". Retrieved 2012-12-17. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waterborne diseases. Water-related Diseases, Contaminants...

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Disc filter

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A disc filter is a type of water filter used primarily in irrigation, similar to a screen filter, except that the filter cartridge is made of a number...

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LifeStraw

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a brand of water filtration and purification devices. The original LifeStraw was designed as a portable water filter "straw". It filters a maximum of...

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Humidifier

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winter. Natural humidifiers don't use or need a demineralization filter because the water is slowly evaporated which leaves the mineral deposit at the bottom...

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Jewell water filter

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Jewell water filter was a system of sand filters for filtering and treating water for drinking purposes that made use of gravity to allow water to percolate...

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