Biodegradable organic matter removal in biological filters: Evaluation of the CHABROL model

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1387-1398

  Laurent, Patrick ^a   Prévost, Michèle ^a   Cigana, John ^a   Niquette, Patrick ^a   Servais, Pierre ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodegradable organic matter; Biological filtration; CHABROL model; Cold water; Granular activated carbon filters; Predictive tool; Testing

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COLD EFFECTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATTER; BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; CANADA; DATA BASE; DENSITY; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0345040855     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00356-X     Document Type: Article

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