Riverbank filtration is widely used in Europe and to some extent in the United States for the public water supply. It is a cost-effective and realisable treatment technology in which horizontal and vertical wells pump a mixture of ground water and induced surface water from a river. This book describes the biogeochemical issues involved in contaminant removal from surface water and the mechanisms of pathogen removal. Specifically, the following three points are considered:
*The role of hydrogeological and well construction factors in the development of redox zones at bank filtration sites and the resulting impacts on contaminant removal.
*The mechanisms of pathogen removal, including the processes, colloid filtration, die-away, decay, and predation.
*The status of riverbank filtration processes in NATO partner countries.
| ISBN: | 9781402009549 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2002 |
| Author: | NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Riverbank Filtration Understanding Contaminant Biogeochemistry and Pathogen Removal, Chittaranjan Ray, North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 253 pages |
| Series: | NATO Science Series. |
| Genres: |
The environment Ecological science, the Biosphere Geochemistry Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere Pollution and threats to the environment |