Chemical phosphorus removal to extremely low levels: Experience of two plants in the Washington, DC area

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 21-28

  Takacs I ^a   Murthy, S ^b   Smith, S ^c   McGrath, M ^d  

^a EnviroSim Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^b DWT   (United States)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Fairfax County Environmental Services Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical equilibrium; Chemical phosphorus removal; Full scale; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMOVAL; TITRATION;

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM; CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; HYDROXIDE PRECIPITATION; PHOSPHATE PRECIPITATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC PHOSPHATE; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; SORBENT;

ADSORPTION; EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMOVAL; TITRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PH; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS DESIGN; SURFACE CHARGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 33746495611     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.402     Document Type: Conference Paper

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