Sand Filters | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Functional redundancy and niche complementarity maintain nitrification stability in rapid sand filters

in Aquatic Microbiology

Alejandro Palomo
S. Jane Fowler
Ibrahim M. Nemer
Borja Valverde-Pérez
Yan Zheng
Yunjie Ma
Barth F. Smets

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1741059

1,066 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2020

Bioaugmented Sand Filter Columns Provide Stable Removal of Pesticide Residue From Membrane Retentate

in Environmental Water Quality

Lea Ellegaard-Jensen
Morten Dencker Schostag
Mahdi Nikbakht Fini
Nora Badawi
Alex Gobbi
Jens Aamand
Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

Frontiers in Water

doi 10.3389/frwa.2020.603567

4,231 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2020

Zero-Valent Iron-Sand Filtration Reduces Escherichia coli in Surface Water and Leafy Green Growing Environments

in Water-Smart Food Production

Seongyun Kim
Rhodel Bradshaw
Prachi Kulkarni
Sarah Allard
Pei C. Chiu
Amy R. Sapkota
Michael J. Newell
Eric T. Handy
Cheryl L. East
Kalmia E. Kniel

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00112

5,756 views
23 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Feb 2022

Microbial Biomass, Composition, and Functions Are Responsible for the Differential Removal of Trace Organic Chemicals in Biofiltration Systems: A Batch Study

in Environmental Water Quality

Lijia Cao
David Wolff
Renato Liguori
Christian Wurzbacher
Arne Wick

Frontiers in Water

doi 10.3389/frwa.2022.832297

4,280 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2018

Diversity of Iron Oxidizers in Groundwater-Fed Rapid Sand Filters: Evidence of Fe(II)-Dependent Growth by Curvibacter and Undibacterium spp.

in Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology

Arda Gülay
Yağmur Çekiç
Sanin Musovic
Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen
Barth F. Smets

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02808

7,887 views
55 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2017

Microbial Communities Shaped by Treatment Processes in a Drinking Water Treatment Plant and Their Contribution and Threat to Drinking Water Safety

in Aquatic Microbiology

Qi Li
Shuili Yu
Lei Li
Guicai Liu
Zhengyang Gu
Minmin Liu
Zhiyuan Liu
Yubing Ye
Qing Xia
Liumo Ren

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02465

36,854 views
109 citations

Articles

Functional redundancy and niche complementarity maintain nitrification stability in rapid sand filters

Bioaugmented Sand Filter Columns Provide Stable Removal of Pesticide Residue From Membrane Retentate

Zero-Valent Iron-Sand Filtration Reduces Escherichia coli in Surface Water and Leafy Green Growing Environments

Microbial Biomass, Composition, and Functions Are Responsible for the Differential Removal of Trace Organic Chemicals in Biofiltration Systems: A Batch Study

Diversity of Iron Oxidizers in Groundwater-Fed Rapid Sand Filters: Evidence of Fe(II)-Dependent Growth by Curvibacter and Undibacterium spp.

Microbial Communities Shaped by Treatment Processes in a Drinking Water Treatment Plant and Their Contribution and Threat to Drinking Water Safety