Essays about: "slow sand filtration"
Found 4 essays containing the words slow sand filtration.
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1. Fractionation of NOM in water from the treatment process at Ringsjöverket
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)Abstract : During the last decades, increased concentrations of natural organic matter (NOM) and colour of surface waters have been reported from northern Europe and North America. Since surface waters are widely used for drinking water production this development has been problematic for drinking water producers. READ MORE
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2. Evaluation of biosand filter as a water treatment method in Ghana : An experimental study under local conditions in Ghana
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för energi-, miljö- och byggteknikAbstract : The availability to clean drinking water is something a lot of people take for granted today. Daily, there are about 1.8 billion people around the world that drinks water from a contaminated water source. READ MORE
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3. IWESS, an integrated water, energy and sanitation solution : A holistic approach to reach sustainability trough organic waste management for the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälleAbstract : The process of allocating necessary resources like clean water, fuel/energy and food have resulted in an unsustainable use of natural resources causing problems with Soil erosion, soil fertility, desertification, deforestation, eutrophication and global warming. The purpose of this study was to gain information on the functional design of a waste management system enabling the organic components of domestic waste to be processed as useful resources while at the same time allow them to be re-circulated. READ MORE
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4. A minor field study for combined rainwater andpond harvesting system and purification technology in the village Macedonia, Amazon basin, Colombia
University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälleAbstract : This study is a bachelor degree project which focuses on the lack of safe drinking water in a small village known as Macedonia in the Amazon basin in Colombia. The inhabitants of the village are 850 to the number and have never had access to safe drinking water. READ MORE