Rational design of domestic biosand filters

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Kubare, Michael ^a   Haarhoff, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biosand filtration; Filter media; Home treatment; Point of use treatment; Slow sand filtration

Indexed keywords

BED DEPTH; BED FILTRATION; BIOSAND FILTER; CYCLE TIME; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN INPUT; DESIGN PROCEDURE; FILTER MEDIA; FILTRATION RATES; FILTRATION TIME; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MEDIA PROPERTIES; POINT-OF-USE; POINT-OF-USE TREATMENT; PORE VOLUME; RATIONAL DESIGN; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; SLOW SAND FILTERS; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS; TWO PARAMETER; WATER PRODUCTION RATE; WATER REQUIREMENTS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

DESIGN; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); WATER RECYCLING;

WATER FILTRATION;

BIOFILTRATION; FILTER; RURAL SOCIETY; SAND; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; VENDA;

EID: 77749309526     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2010.008     Document Type: Article

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