Water filtration practices : including slow sand filters and precoat filtration / Gary S. Logsdon.

"Water Filtration Practices provides experienced water operators with practical guidance on the operation and maintenance of pretreatment, rapid rate granular media filtration, slow sand filtration, and diatomaceous earth filtration systems. Water filtration plant operators and managers provide...

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Main Author: Logsdon, Gary S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Denver, Colo. : American Water Works Association, ©2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Water Filtration Practices
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Pretreatment: Management and Monitoring of Chemical Coagulation and Lime Softening
  • Chemical Feed and Mixing, Flocculation, and Clarifi cation
  • Granular Media Filtration Concepts, Operation, and Management
  • Water Treatment Under Diffi cult Raw Water Conditions
  • Backwashing Filters
  • Returning Filters to Service After Backwashing
  • Monitoring Filter Performance
  • Quality Control for the Laboratory and Plant
  • Filter Inspection and Maintenance
  • Slow Sand Filtration
  • Precoat Filtration
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • About the Author.