Recovery of attached bacteria from GAC fines and implications for disinfection efficacy

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 385-390

  Pernitsky, David J ^a,b   Finch, Gordon R ^a   Huck, Peter M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CH2M Hill Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

BAC; Bacteria; Biological; Chlorine; Desorption; Disinfection; Fines; GAC; Heterotrophic; Monochloramine

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AMINES; BACTERIA; CHLORINE; DESORPTION; DISINFECTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON (BAC); GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC); HETEROTROPIC PLATE COUNT (HPC) BACTERIA;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DESORPTION; DISINFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031104943     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00117-0     Document Type: Article

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