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Pioneering Research in Wastewater Treatment
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Research conducted at the Station laid the foundation for modern
methods of wastewater treatment used throughout the world:
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- Use of sand filters
- Use of trickling filters
- Use of contact filters
- Activated sludge process
- Coagulation and sedimentation
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- Septic tank design, operation and performance evaluation
- Percolation through soils
- Industrial waste treatment
- pH adjustment
- Toxicity reduction
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Shown above are pilot wastewater treatment experiments at the Station.
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Pioneering Research in Drinking Water Treatment
Research conducted at the Station also laid the foundation for modern
methods of drinking water purification used throughout the world:
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- Slow sand filtration
- Intermittent sand filtration
- Rapid sand filtration
- Coagulation
- Aeration
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- Disinfection (lime and chlorine)
- Taste and odor removal
- Corrosion control
- Iron and manganese removal
- Fate of radioactivity during treatment
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