ALTIVIA - Application Detail (Algae Control)

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Algae Control

Algae are a problem in both municipal and industrial plants. In municipal drinking water, source water containing algae and its breakdown products can cause deleterious taste and odors in the drinking water. In impounded water bodies such as lakes, ponds, fountains and reservoirs algae is an aesthetic problem, and in industrial plants algae blooms can cause performance issues in cooling and process water systems.

Algae may be present as single cell or colonial planktonic algae which include diatoms and many species of green and blue-green algae, or filamentous algae such as, Chara,and Nitella. In general filamentous algae are more difficult to treat and may require higher dose rates of a suitable algae control agent.

ALTIVIA offers chemical solutions including copper sulfate and oxidants to control algae in both municipal and industrial applications.

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Drinking Water

Industrial Process Water