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Environmental life cycle comparison of conventional and biological filtration alternatives for drinking water treatment

Christopher H. Jones, Leigh G. Terry, R. Scott Summers, Sherri M. Cook

Environmental Science Water Research & Technology · 2018 · 13 citations · 47 references

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This work identified and quantified the environmental impacts of conventional filtration, nonozonated biofiltration, and ozonated biofiltration alternatives for a diverse set of source waters and treatment requirements.

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