Recirculating gravel filters: High-performance treatment at low cost for two small communities

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1245-1251

  Newton, C ^a   Wilson, J P ^a  

^a Gray and Osborne   (United States)

Author keywords

Attached growth; Cost estimates; Recirculating gravel filter; Small communities

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FILTRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 55849086914     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.353     Document Type: Article

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