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Improving Slow Sand Filters for Water‐Limited Communities
Author(s) -
ErazoOliveras Angélica,
May OlBracero Olga L.,
RíosDávila Rafael A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2012.38.0009
Subject(s) - slow sand filter , filtration (mathematics) , environmental science , potable water , natural (archaeology) , simple (philosophy) , sand filter , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , water treatment , geology , geotechnical engineering , geography , mathematics , archaeology , wastewater , statistics , philosophy , epistemology
Slow sand filtration offers a natural alternative for obtaining potable water. A recent project in Puerto Rico explored ways to improve construction of slow sand filters and develop a simple, low‐cost sand‐cleaning method that didn't require large quantities of water.
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