Performance of modified design pond sand filters

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 311-318

  Alam, Akramul ^a   Rahman, Mujibur ^b   Islam, Saiful ^c  

^a DHAKA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c KHULNA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Fecal coliform; Pond sand filter; Total coliform; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTERED WATER; MODIFIED DESIGNS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POND SAND FILTER; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; RAW WATER; SAND FILTER; TOTAL COLIFORM; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TROUBLE-FREE OPERATIONS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LAKES; TURBIDITY;

SAND;

FECAL COLIFORM; FILTER; FILTRATION; MAINTENANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POND; SAND; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BANGLADESH; BARGUNA; BARISAL;

EID: 80051883387     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2011.105     Document Type: Article

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