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Name: Rob Ferguson
Company: French Creek Software
E-mail: frenchcrk@p3.net
WaterCycle: General Tech Support
Date: 31 Jul 1997
Time: 13:37:08
Remote Name: 206.67.13.50
Remote User:
Red water can be caused by very low levels of ferric ion in the water - much less than 1 mg/L. Iron tends to be found almost totally in the ferric state in cooling water due to aeration over a tower, and chlorination. Saturation levels will be high due to the low solubility of Fe(OH)3 and the fourth order of the saturation level.