A comparative assessment of chemical contaminant removal by three household water treatment filters

Water SA

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-48

  Mahlangu, Themba O ^a   Mamba, Bhekie B ^a   Momba, Maggie N B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biosand filter; Bucket filter; Ceramic candle filter; Chlorophyll a; Flow rate

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; CARBON; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONTAMINATION; EFFICIENCY; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOW RATE; IMPURITIES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; TURBIDITY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOSAND FILTER; BUCKET FILTER; CERAMIC CANDLE FILTERS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; EFFICIENCY OF REMOVAL;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CERAMICS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84856492294     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v38i1.6     Document Type: Article

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