Bacterial, viral and turbidity removal by intermittent slow sand filtration for household use in developing countries: Experimental investigation and modeling

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6227-6239

  Jenkins, Marion W ^a   Tiwari, Sangam K ^b   Darby, Jeannie ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b TRUSSELL TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosand filter; Drinking water treatment; Factorial design experiment; Fecal coliform bacteria; Influent turbidity; Linear mixed models; MS2 bacteriophage; Point of use; Residence time

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFLUENTS; POTABLE WATER; SAND; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOSAND FILTER; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA; LINEAR MIXED MODELS; POINT OF USE; RESIDENCE TIME;

COLIFORM BACTERIA;

RIVER WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; HYDRAULIC HEAD; LINEARITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; SAND; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOFILTER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTER DESIGN; FILTRATION; INTERMITTENT SLOW SAND FILTRATION; LONG BATCH RESIDENCE TIME; MS2 VIRUS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SHORT BATCH RESIDENCE TIME; TIME; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80054024967     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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