GAC adsorption filters as barriers for viruses, bacteria and protozoan (oo)cysts in water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1224-1234

  Hijnen, W A M ^a   Suylen, G M H ^b   Bahlman, J A ^b   Brouwer Hanzens, A ^a   Medema, G J ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Evides Water Company   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elimination; GAC filtration; Pathogens; Process indicators; QMRA

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BANDPASS FILTERS; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; PROTOZOA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS; VIRUSES; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; ADSORPTION FILTERS; CONTACT TIME; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; ELIMINATION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON FILTRATION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; PROCESS INDICATORS; QMRA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATHOGEN; PROTOZOAN; REACTION KINETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COLLOID; FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; VIRUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 76749117170     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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