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Filtering Materials for Sewage Treatment Plants

by
Committee of the Sanitary Engineering Division on Filtering Materials for Water and Sewage Works, ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY
978-0-87262-206-7 (ISBN-13) | 0-87262-206-1 (ISBN-10), 1937, Soft Cover, Pg. 40
Reprinted in 1961

Manual of Practice No.: 13

Out of Print: Not available at ASCE Bookstore.


Document Type: Book - Manual of Practice

Abstract:

Filtering Materials for Sewage Treatment Plants outlines the general bases for determining the relative suitability of various materials as media for sewage filters and sets forth the more important items which should be covered by an engineer in specifying materials for a sewage filter. This manual contains a wide range of information about filtering materials for sewage treatment plants. Topics include materials for trickling filters and fine-grained filter materials, as well as testing durability and effectiveness, and installation.

Subject Headings: Filters | Sewage | Wastewater treatment plants | Material durability | Material tests

 

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