Effects of backwashing on biological filters

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 62-73

  Ahmad, Rasheed ^a,b,c,d   Amirtharajah, A ^e   Al Shawwa, A ^f   Huck, Peter M ^f,g  

^a Wiedman and Singleton Inc   (United States)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOMASS; EFFLUENTS; FILTRATION;

ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BACKWASHING; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATTER; BIOLOGICAL FILTERS;

BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS;

EID: 0032297658     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1998.tb08552.x     Document Type: Article

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