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WEDC Technical Brief No. 21: Slow and filters (2)

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The effectiveness of slow sand filters depends very much on the style of operation and maintenance. A major advantage of this process is the limited number of tasks which must be performed, but these must be carried out correctly. (For design notes, refer to Technical Brief No. 15.)

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School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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The Worth of Water. Technical Briefs on Health, Water and Sanitation

Pages

85 - 88

Publisher

Practical Action Publishing

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

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© Practical Action Publishing

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All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of Practical Action Publishing.

Publication date

1991-01-01

ISBN

9781853390692

eISSN

9781780443935

Language

  • en

Editor(s)

John Pickford

Illustrator(s)

Rod Shaw

Depositor

Mr Matthieu Leger, impersonating MR Kendrick Ellis. Deposit date: 3 February 2025

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