The use of recycled glass as a filter media for on-site wastewater treatment

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 198-205

  Gill, Laurence ^a   Doran, Colin ^a   Misstear, David ^a   Sheahan, Brendan ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Onsite wastewater treatment; Raised mound systems; Recycled glass; Sand filters

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954206488     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.376     Document Type: Article

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