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Jar testing and pilot‐plant work can prove valuable precursors in designing floc basins—as the authors of this article pointedly cite. They also are quite incisive in their refutation of some prevailing theories regarding mixing and settling times. By their preliminary research, the Phoenix water department has been able to trim design costs considerably.
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