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Sedimentation basins at a water treatment plant potable.
The process of converting ordinary water into drinking water is termed potable. Usually consists of a stripping of volatile compounds followed by the precipitation of impurities with flocculants, filtration and disinfection with chlorine or ozone.
In areas with low rainfall and availability of seawater can produce drinking water by desalination. This is done often by reverse osmosis or distillation.
Some countries add small amounts of fluoride to drinking water to improve dental health.
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