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Waste Alum Sludge Treatment
Author(s) -
Neubauer Walter K.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1968.tb03612.x
Subject(s) - alum , clarifier , waste management , water treatment , environmental science , sewage treatment , environmental engineering , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry
This article discusses a study that investigated the characteristics of clarifier sludge from selected water treatment plants and evaluated several methods of treatment. The study included the examination of two water treatment plants that utilize alum as a chemical coagulant, use upflow units for clarification, and treat Lake Ontario water. The investigation considered four methods of treatment including vacuum filters, centrifuges, lagoons, and drying beds.