Chapter 5. Filter Operations

  1. John T. O'Connor1,
  2. Tom O'Connor1,
  3. Rick Twait Superintendent of Water Purification2

Published Online: 14 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470431474.ch5

Book Title

Water Treatment Plant Performance Evaluations and Operations

Water Treatment Plant Performance Evaluations and Operations

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How to Cite

O'Connor, J. T., O'Connor, T. and Twait, R. (2008) Filter Operations, in Water Treatment Plant Performance Evaluations and Operations, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470431474.ch5

Author Information

  1. 1

    H2O'C Engineering, Columbia, Missouri, USA

  2. 2

    City of Bloomington, IL, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 14 JUL 2008
  2. Published Print: 19 JAN 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470288610

Online ISBN: 9780470431474

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Keywords:

  • Bloomington filters and filter operation;
  • granular activated carbon performance and characteristics;
  • fine-grained filtration media and microbial colonization and growth

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Particle Removal During Filtration

  • The Bloomington Filters

  • Filter Operations

  • Granular Activated Carbon Performance and Characteristics

  • Filter Media Size Distribution

  • Microbial Growth on Filter Media

  • Filter Effluent: Calcium Carbonate Post-Precipitation

  • Filter Washing

  • Procedure for Evaluating Biological Activity on Filter Media

  • Recommended Testing of Auxiliary Air Scour

  • References

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