Treatment of combined sewer overflows by ballasted flocculation: Removal study of a large broad spectrum of pollutants

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 211-212, Issue , 2012, Pages 293-301

  Gasperi, Johnny ^a   Laborie, Bastien ^b   Rocher, Vincent ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b SIAAP   (France)

Author keywords

Ballasted flocculation; Combined sewer overflows; European Water Framework Directive; High rate clarification; Priority pollutants

Indexed keywords

BALLASTED-FLOCCULATION; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; HIGH RATE; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FLOCCULATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION;

COMBINED SEWERS;

EID: 84867594503     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.025     Document Type: Article

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