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Potable‐Water Supply by Means of Upflow Filtration (L'Eau Claire Process)
Author(s) -
Haney Ben J.,
Steimle Stephen E.
Publication year - 1974
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.1551-8833.1974.tb01984.x
Subject(s) - filtration (mathematics) , flocculation , potable water , sedimentation , environmental science , filter (signal processing) , environmental engineering , geology , engineering , mathematics , sediment , electrical engineering , paleontology , statistics
Upflow filtration is a recent development in the history of water filtration. By using polyelectrolytes and progressively finer filter media a potable water can be produced that compares favorably with waters treated by conventional methods, which require flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration.