Physical-chemical mechanisms in slow sand filters

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-100

  Weber Shirk, Monroe L ^a,b,c   Dick, Richard I ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b GOSHEN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POTABLE WATER; SAND; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AESTHETICS; PARTICLE REMOVAL; SLOW SAND FILTERS;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

EID: 0030734557     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08164.x     Document Type: Article

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