water treatment

American  

noun

1. the act or process of making water more potable or useful, as by purifying, clarifying, softening, or deodorizing it.

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Etymology

Origin of water treatment

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

One materials stock that fits the bill is water treatment and infection prevention product maker Ecolab, which sells to healthcare, industrial and food service companies.

From Barron's

Ecolab, which makes and distributes chemical solutions for water treatment, hygiene and infection-prevention, has a market value north of $70 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We tried Salesforce and it was OK,” said Bill Schonbrun, chief operating officer of water treatment company CarboNet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scottish Water said teams have been working round the clock since the alarm was raised and the local water treatment works was shut down as a precautionary measure.

From BBC

Scottish Water said it had closed intake to a water treatment works which had been affected and warned people not to use water from their taps.

From BBC