Excerpt from Optimal Chelant/Copper Ratios for Maximizing Copper Solubility in Natural Water Using Citric Acid and Triethanolamine Taste and odor problems that plague waterworks using impoundments as a source can most often be attributed to algal blooms. Mainly blue-greens (sigworth. These taste and odor problems are compounded by other problems such as reduced filter runs. Increased chemical costs. Etc. Physical solutions to the problems such as harvesting of algae or control of excessive nutrient inputs can be extremely costly and time consuming in comparison to chemical methods of bloom control. Although several types of algicides are commercially available. Copper formulations seem to enjoy the greatest popularity due in part to their relatively low toxicity to higher organisms. Particularly fish. When applied at accepted algicidal levels. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.