Iron hydroxide-coated sand filter for household drinking water from roof-harvested rainwater

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 493-498

  Mansoor Ahammed, M ^a   Meera, V ^a  

^a Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria removal; Coated sand; Rainwater harvesting; Water purification; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; RAIN; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA REMOVAL; COATED SAND; RAINWATER HARVESTING; WATER PURIFICATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; RAIN; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; HEAVY METAL; IRON HYDROXIDE; RAINWATER; RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845276986     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2006.052     Document Type: Article

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