Removal efficiency of invertebrates in the filtrate of biologically activated carbon filter with sand bed

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-239

  Yin, Wen Chao ^a   Zhang, Jin Song ^a,b   Liu, Li Jun ^b   Zhao, Yan ^a   Li, Tuo ^a   Lin, Chao ^c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Water Group Co Ltd   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drinking water; GAC filtration; Invertebrates; Sand beds

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED CARBONS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INVERTEBRATES; MEAN VALUES; PARTICLE COUNTS; PARTICLE MATTER; POTENTIAL THREATS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL RATIOS; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SAND MEDIA; SAND-BEDS;

POTABLE WATER; SAND;

ANIMALS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CORRELATION; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; INVERTEBRATE; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 84863198707     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2012.051     Document Type: Article

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