Influence of design and operating conditions on the removal of MS2 bacteriophage by pilot-scale multistage slow sand filtration

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 450-462

  Anderson, William B ^a   Deloyde, Jeffrey L ^b   Van Dyke, Michele I ^a   Huck, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water; MS2 phage; Slow sand filtration; Virus

Indexed keywords

BED DEPTH; COST EFFECTIVE; DAYS AFTER SEEDING; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION RATES; HUMAN HEALTH; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; MS2 PHAGE; OPERATING CONDITION; PILOT SCALE; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; ROUGHING FILTRATION; SAND DEPTH; SLOW SAND FILTERS; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; STAND -ALONE; VIRUS REMOVAL; WATER TEMPERATURES;

BACTERIOPHAGES; HYDRAULICS; POTABLE WATER; REMOVAL; SAND; TURBINES;

WATER FILTRATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; HEALTH RISK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAND; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77149176317     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2009.140     Document Type: Article

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