OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF VERTICAL UPFLOW ROUGHING FILTER FOR PRE-TREATMENT OF LEACHATE USING LIMESTONE FILTER MEDIA

This study was conducted to investigate the removal of COD, BOD, turbidity and colour from leachate using vertical upflow f iltration technique. Limestone media with a density of 2554 kg/m 3 was crushed and graded in sizes of 4 8 mm, 8 12 mm and 12 18 mm. Trial runs were done before the main experim...

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Main Authors: Augustine Chioma Affam, Mohd. Nordin Adlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Paraiba 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=283227995012