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DRY FILTER [2 records]

Record 1 1982-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

Dry filters. These are filters that are not submerged in water; they are, in fact, filters in which the water is sprayed above the surface of the sand as in biological filters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Les filtres secs. Ce sont des filtres non submergés, c'est-à-dire des filtres dans lesquels l'eau est pulvérisée au-dessus de la surface du sable à la manière des lits bactériens.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Biological method. In this case dry filters are used ... especially when the water contains ammonia, iron and manganese; simultaneous nitrification then occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Méthode biologique. On utilise dans ce cas des filtres secs [...] en particulier lorsque l'eau contient à la fois de l'ammoniaque, du fer et du manganèse, ce qui assure simultanément une nitrification.

Spanish

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