10.2190/VU83-5086-AKQ2-AKR7 VU835086AKQ2AKR7 1 Appropriate Wastewater Management Technologies Using Peat 1 20 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 VU835086AKQ2AKR7.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=VU835086AKQ2AKR7 1 Denis Couillard Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Eau), Université du Québec This article deals with uses of peat in wastewater treatment. The following topics are considered: i) peat and its properties; ii) pre-treatment of peat; iii) impurity removal by peat; (iv) applications of peat in wastewater treatment. Particular attention is given to the principles underlying the uses of peat in removing impurities from wastewaters, and on practical examples.

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