A concise summary of the treatment options can be found at http://www.watertechonline.com/an-in-depth-look-into-iron-and-manganese-treatment. The situation is usually complicated with presence of high levels of iron which is often the case for borehole sources drawing from greensand aquifers. Presuming you are treating to EU drinking water standards (50ug/l) there are many case studies to draw from. One, treating high levels of Mn and Fe in greensand water can be found at http://www.barhale.co.uk/downloads/Water%20Roydon.pdf?PHPSESSID=0af5ddd4644a5ccd33fab251ab3a2cb8 A major problem caused by Mn in the supply is the deposition of MnO2 in the mains causing turbidity problems and customer complaints. Thus, this project was linked to an associated mains cleaning programme. http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/stakeholders/improvement-programmes/afw/afw3472.pdf
Published by Richard Burns, Managing Director at EcoKIS Ltd
A concise summary of the treatment options can be found at http://www.watertechonline.com/an-in-depth-look-into-iron-and-manganese-treatment.
The situation is usually complicated with presence of high levels of iron which is often the case for borehole sources drawing from greensand aquifers.
Presuming you are treating to EU drinking water standards (50ug/l) there are many case studies to draw from. One, treating high levels of Mn and Fe in greensand water can be found at http://www.barhale.co.uk/downloads/Water%20Roydon.pdf?PHPSESSID=0af5ddd4644a5ccd33fab251ab3a2cb8
A major problem caused by Mn in the supply is the deposition of MnO2 in the mains causing turbidity problems and customer complaints. Thus, this project was linked to an associated mains cleaning programme. http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/stakeholders/improvement-programmes/afw/afw3472.pdf
The situation is usually complicated with presence of high levels of iron which is often the case for borehole sources drawing from greensand aquifers.
Presuming you are treating to EU drinking water standards (50ug/l) there are many case studies to draw from. One, treating high levels of Mn and Fe in greensand water can be found at http://www.barhale.co.uk/downloads/Water%20Roydon.pdf?PHPSESSID=0af5ddd4644a5ccd33fab251ab3a2cb8
A major problem caused by Mn in the supply is the deposition of MnO2 in the mains causing turbidity problems and customer complaints. Thus, this project was linked to an associated mains cleaning programme. http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/stakeholders/improvement-programmes/afw/afw3472.pdf