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slow sand filter
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slow sand filter [′slō ′sand ‚fil·tər]
(civil engineering)
A bed of fine sand 20-48 inches (151-122 centimeters) deep through which water, being made suitable for human consumption and other purposes, is passed at a fairly low rate, 2,500,000 to 10,000,000 gallons per acre (23,000 to 94,000 cubic meters per hectare); an underdrain system of graded gravel and perforated pipes carries the water from the filters to the point of discharge.


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