Biological aspects of slow sand filtration: Past, present and future

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 468-472

  Haig, S J ^a   Collins, G ^b   Davies, R L ^a   Dorea, C C ^c   Quince, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Biological water treatment; Microbial ecology; Slow sand filter.

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; ECOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PURIFICATION MECHANISMS; SLOW SAND FILTERS; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY VARIATIONS;

WATER FILTRATION;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PURIFICATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BIOFILM; FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PREDATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 80054761300     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2011.076     Document Type: Review

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