The effect of biological pre-filtration on the performance of conventional surface water treatment

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-119

  Heinicke, Gerald ^a   Persson, Frank ^c   Uhl, Wolfgang ^d   Hermansson, Malte ^c   Hedberg, Torsten ^b  

^a DHI Water and Environment   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autofluorescent particles; Biofiltration; Conventional treatment; NOM; Odour; Pre treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; SEDIMENTATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AUTOFLUORESCENT PARTICLES; BIOFILTRATION; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER (NOM); ODOR; PRETREATMENTS;

SURFACE WATERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GOTEBORG; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33646241084     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2006.009     Document Type: Article

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