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GCSE Combined Science · key term
Water that is safe to drink, with sufficiently low levels of harmful microbes and dissolved substances. It is not necessarily chemically pure.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 5.10.1.2, 5.10.1.3 · Paper 4
Water that is safe to drink, with sufficiently low levels of dissolved salts and microbes.
Revise: Potable Water ProductionWater that is safe to drink is called potable water.
Specification Methods of separating and purifying substances · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4
Water that is safe to drink because harmful microorganisms and dissolved substances are absent or present at acceptably low levels.
Revise: The water cycle and potable waterPotable water is water that is safe to drink. It must contain acceptably low levels of harmful microorganisms and dissolved substances. It does not have to be chemically pure: safe drinking water can still contain small amounts of dissolved minerals.
Water that is safe to drink; it need not be chemically pure.
Potable means safe to drink, not chemically pure. Low levels of dissolved salts can remain in potable water.
Ordinary filtration removes suspended particles, not dissolved salts. Potable water is safe to drink, but need not be chemically pure.
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