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Riverbank Filtration for Water Security in Desert Countries

  • Riverbank filtration can help water companies comply with stringent drinking water regulations without going for significant improvements in existing water treatment plants
  • It can delay planned upgrading or expansion of treatment plants (cost savings)
  • Will form less disinfection by-products after chlorination of the water
  • Effective against the removal of protozoa in drinking water
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Potential of Riverbank Filtration to Remove Explosive Chemicals

    • Chittaranjan Ray, Weixi Zheng, Matteo D’Alessio, Joseph Lichwa, Rico Bartak
    Pages 129-135
  3. Evaluation of Bank Filtration for Drinking Water Supply in Patna by the Ganga River, India

    • Cornelius Sandhu, Thomas Grischek, Dagmar Schoenheinz, Triyugi Prasad, Aseem K. Thakur
    Pages 203-222
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 299-303

About this book

Riverbank filtration is a low cost, yet efficient water treatment technology. It has most potential to provide safe drinking water to large cities located along rivers or lakes. In particular, it is ideal for large population centres in developing countries, where the cost of building extensive treatment facilities is prohibitive. Water filtration can be successfully implemented using naturally occurring sand and gravel along the river/lake banks. The cost of water produced by this means is much lower than that of water treated in conventional treatment plants. Authored by a multi-disciplinary team of experts, this volume addresses the scientific basis of the filtration process, and also numerous topics of importance for the planning, technical realization, and security of such plants. Their application for the removal of relevant chemical pollutants and a variety of pathogens is analysed in detail.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

    Mohamed Shamrukh

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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