Water Filtration Practice: Including Slow Sand Filters and Precoat Filtration 1st edition

This book provides a tool-kit of practical resources on techniques and procedures for maintenance and operation of water filtration plants. Written for experienced water treatment plant staff, the book covers granular media filters providing information on current conditions and performance, how to identify deficiencies and optimize the operation, whether with rapid gravity filtration or pressure filtration processes, plus information on slow sand filters and precoat filtration. The book is a condensed and updated version of Logsdon's 2002 book Filter Maintenance and Operations Guide Manual (ISBN: 1-58321-234-5).