Reducing hydraulic short-circuiting in maturation ponds to maximize pathogen removal using channels and wind breaks

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-162

  Lloyd, B J ^a   Vorkas, C A ^a   Guganesharajah, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baffles; Channels; Faecal coliform indicator removal; Hydraulic optimisation; Maturation ponds; Phage tracers; Short circuiting; Wind effects

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; HYDRAULICS; METEOROLOGY; THERMAL LOGGING; TRACE ANALYSIS;

MATURATION PONDS;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

TRACER;

BACTERIUM; BAFFLE; CHANNEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOVAL; STABILIZATION POND; TRACER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COLOMBIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISPERSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FECES MICROFLORA; LAND USE; LOGGING; METEOROLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; POND; REACTOR; REDUCTION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; THEORY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WIND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0043142570     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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