The Camelford water pollution incident involved the accidental contamination of the drinking water supply to the town of Camelford, Cornwall, in July 1988. Twenty tonnes of aluminium sulphate was inad
Lowermoor Water Treatment Works, where the contamination originated
Aluminium sulfate
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Aluminium sulfate is a salt with the formula Al23. It is soluble in water and is mainly used as a coagulating agent in the purification of drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, and also in p
Camelford water pollution incident
…pollution incident involved the accidental contamination of the drinking water supply to the town of Camelford, Cornwall, in July 1988. Twenty tonnes of aluminium sulphate was inadvertently added to the water supply, raising the concentration to 3,000 times the permissible level. As the aluminium sulphate broke down it…
Aluminium sulphate hexadecahydrate