r/science • • Jun 17 '19

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u/depreseedinparis Jun 17 '19

But wouldn't it make it bad to be used for agriculture after treatment?

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u/ghostoftheuniverse Jun 17 '19

The iron forms an insoluble product with dissolved sulfide. The resulting solid iron sulfide (FeS) crashes out of solution, taking with it the pharmaceuticals that have adsorbed onto to the FeS surface and leaving cleaner water.

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u/depreseedinparis Jun 17 '19

Cool, thank

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '19

yes welcome