Introduction

Water is mankind's indispensable natural resource. Without water, life, agriculture nor industry could exist. Although of extremely variable quality it originates in rainfall, water picks up undesirable gases and mineral impurities as it falls through the atmosphere.

The rainfall percolates through the soil, leaching more solids from the local environment, eventually it runs off in streams and rivers. Along the way it also accumulates man-made contaminants, both organic and inorganic. Consequently, no water supply is perfect for all applications, as it exists in nature.

Even after extensive conditioning in external treatment (pre-treatment) equipment, nearly all water supplies need some form of internal treatment (after treatment), to make them trouble-free and fully acceptable, in a given industrial or commercial application.

If water, as it occurs in nature, were 'pure water' and nothing else, there would be no need for water analyses and water conditioning. Whatever thesource, water always contains impurities in solution or suspension. The chemical formula for water is H2O (or HOH) and it is composed of two volumes of hydrogen and one volume of oxygen, chemically combined.

It is the determination of these impurities that makes water analyses necessary and the control of these impurities that makes water conditioning essential.

Pure water is tasteless, colourless and odourless, it is the 'universal' solvent. Indeed, it can be said without fear of contradiction, that water is Industrial Water Treatment can be defined as the 'processes and methods by which water is fitted for a particular required task.

One of the main objectives of Industrial Water Treatment, is the removal, reduction, or minimisation of undesirable water characteristics. (External Treatment)

Another objective is the addition of desirable properties, such as stability, corrosion inhibition or sequestration, to make a given water supply, more suited for a given use. (Internal Treatment)

External treatment may be defined as 'conditioning the water to make it more suitable for a proposed application'. Internal treatment may be defined as the 'addition of chemicals into a water system at the point of use to make it more suitable for the proposed use.

Guardian Water Treatment offer, the complete service in terms of a co-ordinated approach to water treatment, and water hygiene. Many years of experience producing customised programmes to meet the exact needs of clients.

In every application Guardian's systematic approach, provides a balanced solution to water conditioning problems, treating the 'whole', rather than just a part of the problem.

Guardian's ability to produce the best solution to water conditioning is without question, the rapid and continued growth of the company is primarily based on our unrivalled ability to understand our clients needs and deliver solutions in a professional manner.

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