The Essence Of Water Recycling

Water Is one of the most important resource for all organisms, Australia has very harsh weather conditions especially In the centre which could cause atmospheric hazards like droughts which means less water for the community at that location. Recycling water is a process to help with the shortage of water problems.

What is water recycling?: water recycling is the process of taking effluent which is sewage or wastewater and changing it into drinkable water. To make drinkable water with effluent, the water is treated at a wastewater treatment plant and then added to a natural water supply which leads to a water recycling plant. The water mixture than goes through tiny microfilters at the treatment plant, the water then flows through an area where the water goes through a process called reverse osmosis, the water is forced through a plastic film. The water can go trough but tiny impure particles and micro viruses can’t pass through. After that the water goes through a process of oxidation where a gas called hydrogen peroxide is pumped into the water for water disinfected by using a powerful uv light. After all that the recycled water is added to a water reservoir or an underground aquifer where it can be stored and mixed with natural water, it will then go through a water purification treatment so that the water is drinkable. Recycled water is actually higher quality water than normal drinking water, as normal drinking water has impurities, which in small concentrations [like in normal drinking water] are harmless.

The natural water cycle and water recycling: recycling water is different from natural water recycling, recycling water does not mimic water recycling in any way, as there is no condensation or evaporation methods.

Is it sustainable: recycling water will be sustainable because desalination might stop working because of the amount of money and energy I require to get water from saltwater, whereas recycling water needs used water and does not any additional water for making clean water and it is not at all very expensive.

The science involved in recycling water: recycling water does have some science in it as it gets filtered by micro-filters which captures big and small particles in the liquid mixture, it then goes through a process called reverse osmosis where the liquid is forced through a dense plastic film where microscopic particles and micro viruses can’t get through but the water can, finally in the disinfection area hydrogen peroxide gets pumped into the water where it dissolves and decomposes becoming harmless, and a very powerful uv light is used.

Ecologists role in recycling water: an ecologist’s role is to assess the process of recycling water in order to find out if this process is posing any type of threat to the environment. They will try to find a way to avoid damage to the environment and find a solution to fix this threat to the environment.