sand filter

collocation in English

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sand
noun
uk
/sænd/us
/sænd/
a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and ...
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filter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪl.tər/us
/ˈfɪl.tɚ/
any of several types of equipment or devices for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for removing particular types ...
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(Definition ofsandandfilterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The purification system was a slowsandfilterdesign that became obsolete by the late 20th century.
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Depth filters are commonly characterised by thesandfilterand have the ability to be used with substantially higher filter rates than in other designs.
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Thesandfilterhas different beds with various sizes of sand granules.
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The mash itself functions much as asandfilterto capture mash debris and proteins.
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Rain water passed through asandfilterand collected in the cistern.
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The pump house located on the property is wood frame, and features a reversiblesandfilter.
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Where taste and odour may be a problem (organoleptic impacts), thesandfiltermay include a layer of activated carbon to remove such taste and odour.
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It relies on a range of different technologies including physical, chemical or biological treatments, ozonization, membrane bioreactors, sand filters etc.
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As a result of his findings, several cities began to treat all water with sand filters and chlorine before distributing it to the public.
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Sand filters are a common used filtration technology to remove solid impurities from the water.
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Sand filters are very useful in treating runoff from confined hard surfaces such as car parks and from heavily urbanised and built-up areas.
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There were six settling reservoirs, nine sand filters, two reservoirs, and five distributing reservoirs.
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Sand filters are bulky, heavy, have some spill over of sand particles and require chemicals to enhance water quality.
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Its products include slow sand filters, iron-removing filters, and roughing filters.
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The rapid filters and the slow sand filters engaged in competition as to which technology was superior.
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The filtration rate for mechanical filtration was typically more than 60 times faster than slow sand filters, thus requiring significantly less land area.
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As with slow sand filters, this bioactive layer helps to filter, adsorb, destroy, or inactivate pathogens.
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Chemical reagents such as flocculants followed by sand filters may also be used to decrease the contamination of groundwater.
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