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The Water Research Center is a strong supporter of environmental education and the company feels privileged to make available this informational fact sheet for free as a means of environmental education, awareness, and outreach. In partial fulfillment of that obligation we are proud to make this report available to YOU. There are a number of contaminants that threaten the safety and quality of our nations drinking water, but none is more misunderstood than barium. seem so benign as nitrates.
For drinking water the maximum contaminant level set by the EPA and used by the PADEP is 2.0 mg/L or 2000 ppb. Barium (Ba+2) can cause an increase in blood pressure, gastrointestinal problems, muscle weakness, and affects the nervous and circulatory system.For a saline seep in
Susquehanna County, I have seen barium levels of over 160 mg/L. For
production water, barium concentrations may be over 6000 mg/L. Since the
solubility of barium chloride is over 30,000 mg/L, the barium is typically
removed using a co-precipitation process by the introduction of bases (High
pH solutions or other salts that form a compound with a lower
solubility, such as the reaction of barium with sulfate. Therefore, it
is likely that as the water is exposed to more sulfates in the environment the
barium would precipitate out as barium sulfate. Barium does not tend to
bio-accumulate, does not mind to most soils and will migrate through the
groundwater flow system.
Barium - Is regulated as a primary drinking water standard, because it is
associated with a potential health concern. The following are the
treatment systems that can be used to remove barium from water ion exchange,
reverse osmosis, lime
softening, and electrodialysis.
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