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

Even in sectors like emergency services, dams and water treatment, foreign content in supply chains for crucial technologies is often limited, diversified across suppliers, or replaceable with domestic production over acceptable time horizons.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also performed well in both static tests and continuous-flow setups, pointing to possible use in municipal water treatment systems and industrial cleanup.

From Science Daily

In 2023, Kuwait signed seven memoranda of understanding with China on projects including the Mubarak al-Kabeer Port, as well as housing, water treatment and renewable energy.

From Barron's

The Trusts say this year was bookended by environmental disasters, with a collision between an oil tanker and a container ship in the North Sea in March spilling huge quantities of plastic resin pellets, and nearly 4.5 tonnes of bio-beads released from a water treatment plant in Sussex in November.

From BBC

A disinfection problem at Pembury Water Treatment Works had caused the failure but there was no evidence supply became infected, said South East Water.

From BBC