Intermittent sand filtration for wastewater treatment in rural areas of the Middle East - A pilot study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 147-152

  Sabbah, I ^a,b   Ghattas, B ^a   Hayeek, A ^a   Omari, J ^a   Haj, Y ^a   Admon, S ^c   Green, M ^c  

^a Galilee Society   (Israel)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Facultative pond; Intermittent sand filtration; Rest period; Rural area

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; SAND;

HYDRAULIC LOADING RATE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MIDDLE EAST; PILOT STUDY; POND; RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SANDY SOIL; SOIL INFILTRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0346639201     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0827     Document Type: Conference Paper

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