Enhanced rapid gravity filtration and dissolved air flotation for pre-treatment of River Thames reservoir water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 35-42

  Bauer, M J ^a   Bayley, R ^a   Chipps, M J ^a   Eades, A ^a   Scriven, R J ^a   Rachwal, A J ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Anthracite; COCO DAFF ; Contact filtration; Dissolved air flotation; Dual media filtration; Hydraulic uprating; Rapid gravity filtration; Reservoir management; Slow sand filtration

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; FLOTATION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER POLLUTION; WATER FILTRATION;

DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION; HYDRAULIC UPRATING; RAPID GRAVITY FILTRATION; THE THAMES RIVER;

WATER TREATMENT;

FLOTATION; GRAVITY FILTER; RIVER; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTRATION; GRAVITY; RESERVOIR; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031949680     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00007-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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