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THE
RHINE
TERTIARY TREATMENT
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Tertiary treatment is particularly necessary
in Europe - in Paris 60% of the “drinking
water” is re-used!
2
o
treated
water
•
A simpler scheme
from Canada uses a
huge water aspirator
to restore the DO.
•
Water quality in the Sein River was poor
due to high BOD and low DO. To restore the
[O
2
] they used liquid O
2
bubbled thru the water.