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Previous

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Research

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by

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the

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AguaClara

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team

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in

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Fall

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of

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2005

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to

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Spring

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of 2006

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h5. Laboratory experimentation with the upflow suspended bed lime feeder during the spring of 2006.{float}

The

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lime

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feeder

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research

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team

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investigated

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the

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possibility

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of

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building

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a

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lime

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feeder

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for

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the

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AguaClara

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plant

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at

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Ojojona

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.

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In

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the

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end

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flocculation

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at

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Ojojona

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was

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successful

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without

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lime

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addition

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and

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the

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lime

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feeder

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project

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was

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dropped.

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Daniel

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Smith,

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Fulbright

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Scholar,

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is

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evaluating

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the

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performance

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of

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AguaClara

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water

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treatment

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plants

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in

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Honduras

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He

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is

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routinely

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measuring

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pH

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and

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alkalinity

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of

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the

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raw

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and

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treated

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waters.

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From

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Dan's

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research

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we

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know

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that

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low

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alkalinity

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waters

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are

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common

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in

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Honduras

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and

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that

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setting

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an

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appropriate

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alum

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dose

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is

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extremely

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difficult

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because

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addition

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of

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a

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little

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bit

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too

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much

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alum

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consumes

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all

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of

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the

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alkalinity

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and

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results

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in

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low

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pH

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water.

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At

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low

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pH

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the

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solubility of

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{latex}\[Al\left( {OH} \right)_3 \]{latex}
increases
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increases

ANC control with Lime by Amy Yeh and Melina Diaconis
The following analysis needs to be reviewed and converted to analysis in MathCAD. The analysis includes cost comparisons for ANC control using lime,

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[ANC control with Lime|^ANC control with Lime.docx] by [Amy Yeh|mailto:Amy.Yeh@ch2m.com] and [Melina Diaconis|mailto:mnd25@cornell.edu]
The following analysis needs to be reviewed and converted to analysis in MathCAD. The analysis includes cost comparisons for ANC control using lime,
{latex}\[Ca\left( {OH} \right)_2 \]{latex}

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and

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sodium carbonate

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 carbonate
{latex}\[Na_2 CO_3 \]{latex}

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The

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mass

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of

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the

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chemical

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stocks

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per

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day

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is

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also

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calculated.

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Preliminary

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chemistry

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analysis spreadsheet

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 spreadsheet|^ANC control.xlsm]
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h5. Aluminum solubility diagram showing the importance of maintaining a circumneutral pH for flocculation.{float}