Assessment methodology of backwash in pressurized sand filters

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to apply a methodology based on sampling sand from contaminated filter beds, to evaluate the performance of the backwash process in pressurized sand filters used in irrigation. Backwash trials were conducted in an experimental module with three new sand filte...

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Main Authors: Fábio P. de Deus, Roberto Testezlaf, Marcio Mesquita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental - Agriambi
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016000700600&lng=en&tlng=en