Car wash wastewater treatment and water reuse - A case study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-88

  Zaneti, R N ^a   Etchepare, R ^a   Rubio, J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Car wash; Column; Flotation; Reclaimed water criteria; Tannin; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

AESTHETIC QUALITIES; BIOLOGICAL PARAMETER; CAR WASH; FLOTATION PROCESS; FRESH WATER; RE-CLAIMED WATER; RECYCLING PROCESS; RISK MODEL; SAND FILTRATION; TANNIN; WATER CLARIFICATION; WATER REUSE; WATER USAGE;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE; WATER;

AUTOMOBILE; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESTHETICS; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAND; TANNIN; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CAR WASH WASTEWATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHLORINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER CYCLE; WATER QUALITY;

INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84873032547     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.492     Document Type: Article

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