Surface clogging in an intermittent stratified sand filter

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1827-1832

  Rodgers, M ^a   Mulqueen, J ^a   Healy, M G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS; DEPOSITION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER;

ACCUMULATION; FILTER MEDIA; SURFACE CLOGGING; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

SAND;

BIOMASS; FILTER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STRATIFICATION;

BIOMASS; FILTER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 8644223388     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1827     Document Type: Article

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