Published Date : Jun 10, 2016
Water scarcity and the issue of water pollution have become some of the most pressing issues for the world in present times. Fresh water resources are rapidly extinguishing, climate changes are leading to drastic changes in earth’s ecology and industries are flourishing - producing vast amounts of waste water. The globe’s population is also rising at an enormous pace and all these factors are levying an increased pressure on the already limited usable water resources the mankind has.
The situation calls for effective measures for treating water to make the most of the available water resources and put industrial waste water to effective use. In response, several techniques and methodologies have been formulated to treat water and make it usable for various purposes. The field of potable water treatment revolves around the measures taken to make water free of all pollutants and other undesirable elements so that it could fit the norm for human consumption. These techniques and measures date back to many centuries and have seen immense development in the past decades through the integration of chemical and technology expertise. Most municipalities across the globe use technologically advanced equipment and techniques to provide people under their jurisdiction healthy, clean water.
The field of industrial waste water treatment requires much more complex and advanced methods owing to the naturally complex form of most industrial wastes. A variety of chemicals, many complex equipment, and systems are usually used for treating waste industrial water to make it usable in some way.
The market for water treatment chemicals and technologies has witnessed significant upsurge in the past few years, key reasons being the stringent regulatory norms regarding disposal of industrial wastes. As industrial wastes contain a larger proportion of harmful chemicals, heavy elements, and other pollutants that can wreak havoc on the nearly ecology or the living beings accidently consuming such water or coming in contact with it.
The market exhibits constant development, and the steady pace at which improved technologies and treatment chemicals are being introduced is allowing effective and faster treatment of polluted water. Usable water being a depleting commodity, the market for water treatment chemicals and technologies is expected to see more growth in the years to come.