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What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

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What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water? provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 6 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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  • Do you want to know what’s in the water that you drink? This free course, What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?, examines the chemical compounds that occur in drinking water. ...

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Water
    • 1 Water
    • 1.1 The water cycle and drinking water
    • 1.2 The toxicity of chemicals
    • Summary of Section 1
    • 2 Anions in water
    • 2 Anions in water
    • 2.1 The nitrogen cycle
    • 2.1.1 Natural nitrogen fixation
    • 2.1.2 Ammonia and synthetic nitrogen fixation
    • 2.1.3 Ammonium nitrate fertiliser
    • 2.1.4 Nitrate in natural water
    • 2.2 Arsenic pollution in the environment
    • 2.2.1 Removal of arsenic oxoanions from drinking water
    • Summary of Section 2
    • 3 Phosphorus compounds in water
    • 3 Phosphorus compounds in water
    • 3.1 Phosphates in the environment
    • 3.1.1 Phosphoric acid and fertilisers
    • 3.2 Oxoacids
    • 3.2.1 Polyacids
    • 3.2.2 Nomenclature of oxoacids
    • 3.2.3 Prediction of formulas
    • 3.3 Condensation of oxoacids
    • 3.3.1 Polyphosphates
    • 3.3.2 Adenosine triphosphate
    • Summary of Section 3
    • 4 Cations in water
    • 4 Cations in water
    • 4.1 Aqueous chemistry of aluminium
    • 4.1.1 Aluminium sulfate in water treatment
    • 4.1.2 Aluminium and biology
    • 4.1.3 Aluminium toxicity
    • 4.1.4 Toxicity of thallium(I) compounds
    • 4.1.5 The inert pair effect
    • 4.2 Home water filters
    • Summary of Section 4
    • Conclusion
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements

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