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SAND FILTRATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Sand filtration. ... It has been found by experience that by passing water through sand, suspended and colloidal matter are almost completely removed, chemical constituents are changed, and the number of bacteria is reduced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

La filtration sur sable est l'une des méthodes de traitement de l'eau les plus anciennes. Un filtre à sable est constitué par des couches de sable de qualité et de granulométrie adéquates, et de hauteur de remplissage variable, à travers lesquelles circule l'effluent à vitesse relativement faible.

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