Full-scale trials of recycled glass as tertiary filter medium for wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 253-259

  Horan, N J ^a   Lowe, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Aqua Enviro Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Recycled glass media; Sand media; Solids removal; Tertiary treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GLASS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

RECYCLED GLASS MEDIA; SAND MEDIA; SOLIDS REMOVAL; TERTIARY TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GLASS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GLASS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; FILTER; GLASS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EFFLUENT; FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

EID: 37849185603     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.08.028     Document Type: Article

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