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Experience With Riverbank Filtration Along the Rhine River
Author(s) -
Sontheimer Heinrich
Publication year - 1980
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.1551-8833.1980.tb04537.x
Subject(s) - filtration (mathematics) , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , bank , water treatment , water resource management , environmental engineering , activated carbon , slow sand filter , geology , geotechnical engineering , mathematics , chemistry , geomorphology , statistics , organic chemistry , adsorption
Bank filtration, used along the Rhine River for many decades, has proved to be a valuable treatment step. Its use in combination with activated carbon filters ensures a safe drinking water.