Experiences to substitute polyacrylamide in Carambolo DWTP (Seville, Spain)

The legal limitation of Spanish normative OM SCO/3719/2005 about polyacrylamide flocculants dosification produced the need to reduce this dosing or the substitution of flocculants by other alternative products. this work, realized in laboratory and in a decanter too, determines the performance obtained for final turbidity, wash and frequency of filters, economic costs and application technical problems. the study of these alternatives has been realized to apply in carambolo DWTP. This plant supplies drinking water to Seville city and great part of its metropolitan area. (Author) 10 refs.