Simple wastewater treatment (UASB reactor, shallow polishing ponds, coarse rock filter) allowing compliance with different reuse criteria

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 199-205

  von Sperling, Marcos ^a   de Andrada, J G B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Effluent use; Polishing ponds; Rock filters; UASB reactors

Indexed keywords

POLISHING PONDS; ROCK FILTERS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFLUENTS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFLUENTS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FILTRATION; FRESH WATER; RECREATION; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGAE;

EID: 33846627819     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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