In Hot Water: Radon and H2S Complicates Treatment for Texas Community

Advanced cooling tower technology helps a Texas utility treat water from a deep geothermal aquifer, reducing temperatures while removing radon and H2S.
In Hot Water: Radon and H2S Complicates Treatment for Texas Community
Cooling towers from Delta Cooling reduce the temperature of water from geothermal while also reducing radon and hydrogen sulfide levels.

Not all the water in aquifers is cold. In geothermal regions, water emerges from deep wells at temperatures that can exceed 100 degrees.

That’s how it is in Montgomery County, Texas, about 40 miles north of Houston. And the very warm water contains radon and hydrogen sulfide,...

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