Effect of physical and chemical parameters on water treatment plant effluent quality (particle count and particle size)

• Published in: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. I; pp. 483 - 490
• Main Authors: Chabalina, L D, Rodriguez, M, Prats, D
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Southampton W I T Press 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Coagulants; Coagulation; Cryptosporidium; Disinfection; Dosage; Drinking water; Effluent standards; Effluents; Filtration; Flocculation; Giardia; Measuring instruments; Organic chemistry; Parameters; Particle size; Pollutants; Pretreatment; Regulatory agencies; Surface water; Treated water; Water purification; Water quality standards; Water supply; Water treatment; Water treatment plants; Iran, Tehran

The city of Tehran uses surface water to supply drinking water to a population of more than 10 million people via five large water treatment plants. Tehran's water treatment plants consist of pre-treatment, coagulation, flocculation, filtration and disinfection units (conventional treatment). T...