Treatment of rainwater runoff in recovery and recycling companies: Lab and pilot-scale testing

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 446-452

  Chys, M ^a   Depuydt, V ^b   Boeckaert, C ^b   Van Hulle, S W H ^a,c  

^a Hogeschool West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

^b Flanders Knowledge Centre Water (Vlakwa Vzw)   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(waste ) water treatment; activated carbon filtration; coagulation flocculation; Pilot installations; rainwater; sand filtration; waste recycling; water reuse

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION/FLOCCULATION; RAINWATER; SAND FILTRATION; WASTE RECYCLING; WATER REUSE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR FILTERS; FLOW RATE; HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RECYCLING; RUNOFF; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ACTIVATED CARBON; BIPHENYL; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RAIN; RUNOFF;

ACTIVATED CARBON FILTRATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAND FILTRATION; SEDIMENTATION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RAIN; RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WOOD;

EID: 84873588723     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.729912     Document Type: Article

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