Comparison of process options for treatment of water treatment residual streams

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 477-484

  Bourgeois, J C ^a   Walsh, M E ^b   Gagnon, G A ^b  

^a CBCL Limited   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved air flotation; Filter backwash water; Gravity thickening; Residual treatment; Sedimentation; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CLARIFIERS; COAGULATION; COLLOIDS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MANGANESE; METALS; PH; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION; FILTER BACKWASH WATER; GRAVITY THICKENING; RESIDUAL TREATMENT;

WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EID: 13244277435     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S04-017     Document Type: Article

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