Evaluation of recirculating sand filter in a cold climate

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 267-272

  Christopherson, S H ^a   Anderson, J J ^a   Gustafson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen removal; Pretreatment units; Recirculating sand filter

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; LAND USE; NUTRITION; SAND; SOIL CONDITIONERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RECIRCULATING SAND FILTERS (RSFS); RESIDENTIAL SOIL; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS);

WATER FILTRATION;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

FILTRATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLD CLIMATE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FECES MICROFLORA; FILTRATION; LAND USE; NUTRIENT; RECIRCULATING SAND FILTER; SAND; SOIL TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; WINTER;

EID: 23344452609     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0375     Document Type: Article

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