| Abstract: | The water supply of Prague is based upon three different water resources: artesian groundwater and infiltrate of the Jizera river, water of the Vltava and Zelivka rivers. The processing techniques are different; consequently for the purpose of increasing capacity one has to search for the suitable raw water quality as well as for the optimum treatment process. An essential parameter for this is the contents of organic substances whose molar mass distribution is investigated by gel chromatography with the aid of Sephadex G-10, G-25 and G-50. With respect to the total load of organic matter the Jizera shows the lowest values, in the Vltava the C.O.D. values are the highest, in the Zelivka the organic carbon shows the highest values. 80% of the organic substances in water have molar masses below 700. By flocculation 60… 70% of the C.O.D.-Cr can be eliminated, the optimum removal of the high-molecular substances occurring at pH = 6 and with 50… 60 g/m3 aluminium sulphate. |
