This research was undertaken to investigate the use of sand filtration and activated carbon adsorption as polishing steps following dissolved air flotation of poultry processing wastewater. Two types ...

A sand filter, or "filtration basin", is a stormwater quality treatment system that works by using a two-component clarification system: the first is a sediment forebay for settling large particles ...

Today's filtration technologies do a wonderful job of producing potable water, but the spread of plastic waste throughout the environment means there are new threats to contend with. A new study has ...

Scientists have developed a way to transform ordinary sand — a mainstay filter material used to purify drinking water throughout the world — into a "super sand" with five times the filtering capacity ...

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Journal AWWA publishes articles about water industry issues that cover all AWWA activities and interests. It communicates innovations, trends, controversies, and challenges. The scope of Journal AWWA ...

Haiti has the lowest rates of access to improved water and sanitation infrastructure in the western hemisphere. Based on a program developed by the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation ...