Phosphorus removal by an 'active' slag filter-a decade of full scale experience

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 113-118

  Shilton, Andy N ^a   Elmetri, Ibrahim ^a   Drizo, Alexsandra ^b   Pratt, Steven ^a   Haverkamp, Richard G ^a   Bilby, Stuart C ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Bruce Wallace Partners Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active filter; Phosphorus; Ponds; Slag

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

P-RETENTION; PONDS; STEEL SLAG MATERIAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

ACTIVE FILTERS;

PHOSPHORUS;

PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVE FILTER; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAG; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 29644435202     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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