Trikannad, S.A. (author), Attiani, Valentina (author), van der Wielen, Paul W.J.J. (author), Smidt, Hauke (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), van Halem, D. (author) Slow sand filters (SSFs) are widely used in drinking water production to improve microbial safety and biological stability of water. Full-scale SSFs are maintained by scraping the biomass-rich top layers of sand. The period of downtime required for filter recovery after scraping is a major challenge due to limited knowledge of the re...
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