Laboratory & Water Quality

Introduction : The production of drinking water in Kuwait comes as a result of either from blending distilled water produced from Multi Stage Flash units (MSF) with brackish water produced from water well fields of Sulaibiya, Shigaya, Al-Wafra, Um-Qudair and Al-Atraf or form Reverse Osmosis (RO). The distribution networks consist of a main pumping and distribution lines and subsidiary networks, for supplying fresh water and brackish water to consumers

Introduction Having safe drinking water is a human need and right for every man, woman and child. People need clean water to maintain their health and dignity.  However, declining water quality threatens the gains made over the past twenty years to improve access to drinking water. From 1990 to 2011, global efforts have helped 2.1 billion people gain access to improved drinking water, but not all of these new sources are necessarily safe (WHO/UNICEF, 2013). The quality of our global freshwater supplies is under increased threat of contamination. While water contains natural contaminants, it is becoming more and more polluted by human activities, such as open defecation, inadequate wastewater management, dumping of garbage, poor agricultural practices, and chemical spills at industrial sites. Chemical contamination of drinking water 􀂱 both naturally occurring and from pollution  is a very serious problem. Arsenic and fluoride alone threaten the health of hundreds of millions of people globally.

Introduction Since the creation of man, he could differentiate between sour and bitter when eating liquid or solid foods. We say that vinegar and lemon juice taste sour and that soap water tastes bitter. This characteristic of these liquids and the marked degree of sour or bitter is indicated by the pH value. The significance of the pH value is today known to a great portion of our population alone through the fact that it is accepted that the pH value of swimming pool water has to be kept within certain limits. The food we eat contains a lot of water and our drinks are nothing else than colored and flavored water, and this water can be either sour or bitter; or in other words, it will have a certain pH value. In general we can say that water is the most important substance on earth. Without water there will be no life on our planet. People living in areas of severe drought have experienced the importance of water for their existence. Continuous droughts do not only affect the farmers, they are a disaster for the entire economy of a nation. It is therefore of utmost importance that we treat this precious liquid with care, use it responsibly and try to save every drop of it.