The use of chemicals is critical in aspects of drinking water and wastewater treatment, from sanitizing to disinfection and pH adjustment to coagulation and more. The chemicals used all have specific properties and may react differently to certain materials found in water treatment equipment, such as chemical metering pumps.

Incompatibility can lead to increased maintenance and expense due to equipment damage or failure and infrastructure damage. 

This article discusses problems and offers solutions that can help avoid those issues.