Riverbank Filtration Improving Source-Water Quality /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ray, Chittaranjan. (Editor), Melin, Gina. (Editor), Linsky, Ronald B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2003.
• Series: Water Science and Technology Library ; 43
• Subjects: Environment.; Geochemistry.; Hydrogeology.; Air pollution.; Water pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
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Chittaranjan Ray, Ph. D. , P. E. University of Hawaii at Mãnoa Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Jürgen Schubert, M. Sc. Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG Düsseldorf, Germany Ronald B. Linsky National Water Research Institute Fountain Valley, California, United States Gina Melin National Water Research Ins...

Table of Contents:

• Systems
• Conceptual Design of Riverbank Filtration Systems
• American Experience in Installing Horizontal Collector Wells
• German Experience with Riverbank Filtration Systems
• Riverbank Filtration Construction Options Considered at Louisville, Kentucky
• Operation and Maintenance Considerations
• Contaminant Removal
• Removal of Pathogens, Surrogates, Indicators, and Toxins Using Riverbank Filtration
• Riverbank Filtration Case Study at Louisville, Kentucky
• Reduction in Disinfection Byproduct Precursors and Pathogens During Riverbank Filtration at Three Midwestern United States Drinking-Water Utilities
• Occurrence, Characteristics, Transport, and Fate of Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Industrial Products, and Personal Care Products at Riverbank Filtration Sites
• Effectiveness of Riverbank Filtration Sites to Mitigate Shock Loads
• Riverbank Filtration as a Pretreatment for Nanofiltration Membranes
• Water-Quality Improvements with Riverbank Filtration at Düsseldorf Waterworks in Germany
• Research, Needs
• Infiltration Rate Variability and Research Needs
• Siting and Design Issues for Riverbank Filtration Schemes
• Natural Organic Matter Removal During Riverbank Filtration: Current Knowledge and Research Needs
• Research Needs to Improve the Understanding of Riverbank Filtration for Pathogenic Microorganism Removal
• Organic Chemical Removal Issues.