"Water Purification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTE WATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies.
| Descriptor ID |
D018508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.800.800.900.900 N06.850.860.510.900.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Water Purification- Water Purification
- Purification, Water
- Purifications, Water
- Water Purifications
Water Treatment- Water Treatment
- Treatment, Water
- Treatments, Water
- Water Treatments
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