Review of the role of analytical modelling methods in riverbank filtration system

Abstract

Riverbank filtration (RBF) technology is applied in several countries around the world as one of the main sources of drinking water supply both from quantitative and qualitative point of view. Consequently, several analytical modelling methods, mostly based on the transformation techniques, are developed in literature to describe different processes which occur in RBF system. An extensive overview of these analytical methods, their uses and limitations are discussed. The review disclosed that most analytical models usually are concerned in evaluating stream depletion rate rather than contaminants transport especially the transportation of pesticides and pathogens. Laplace and Fourier methods are more popular methods used by researchers to solve the system of partial differential equation that developed to simulate the RBF problem.