Nitrate Ion Removal from Water Wells

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The city of Natal, Brazil, is supplied by water from water wells contaminated by the nitrate ion.

Concentrations are in the range of 15 to 80 mg / l of nitrate as nitrogen, well above the limit allowed by the World Health Organization (10 mg / l).

Intake of water contaminated by nitrate causes various diseases and diseases.

Which inexpensive water treatment technologies can solve the problem of high nitrate concentrations in public water supply?

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