Rapid media filtration is used to treat most surface water sources for municipal drinking water supply. This thesis presents results of an investigation into how media filters in Scottish Water, built decades ago to ...

The use of pesticides in modern agriculture is necessary in order to maintain high crop yields, however this use of pesticides can risk contamination of potable water sources. In order to prevent potable water contamination, ...

The tightening of wastewater discharge standards for environmental protection and the increasing requirements for wastewater reuse have pushed for further tertiary treatment of wastewater to remove pollutants including ...

Coagulation is the most common way to remove the bulk of natural organic matter (NOM) from moorland source waters during drinking water treatment. Deteriorating water quality and tightening regulations have created the ...