Effects of pH, ionic strength, dissolved organic matter, and flow rate on the co-transport of MS2 bacteriophages with kaolinite in gravel aquifer media

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1255-1269

  Walshe, Gillian E ^a,b   Pang, Liping ^a   Flury, Markus ^c   Close, Murray E ^a   Flintoft, Mark ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloid facilitated virus transport; Colloids; Groundwater; Kaolinite; Microbial contamination; MS2 phage; Viruses

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; COMPUTER VIRUSES; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; KAOLINITE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RECOVERY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

COLLISION EFFICIENCY; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MS2 PHAGE; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; VIRUS CONCENTRATION; VIRUS TRANSPORT;

IONIC STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOREMEDIATION; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLOW VELOCITY; KAOLINITE; MASS TRANSPORT; PH;

ADHESION; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VELOCITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76749123976     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.034     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Abu-Ashour J., Joy D.M., Lee H., Whiteley H.R., and Zelin S. Transport of microorganisms through soil. Water Air Soil Pollut. 75 (1994) 141-158
2. Adams M.H. Bacteriophages (1959), Interscience Publishers Inc., New York
3. Artinger R., Rabung T., Kim J.I., Sachs S., Schmeide K., Heise K.H., Bernhard G., and Nitshe H. Humic colloid-borne migration of uranium in sand columns. J. Contam. Hydrol. 58 (2002) 1-12
4. ® 15597-B1 (2005), American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, USA 2pp.
5. Babich H., and Stotzky G. Reductions in inactivation rates of bacteriophage by clay minerals in lake water. Water Res. 14 (1980) 185-187
6. Bales R.C., and Li S. MS2 and poliovirus transport in porous media: hydrophobic effects and chemical perturbations. Water Resour. Res. 29 (1993) 957-963
7. Bitton G., and Harvey R.W. Transport of pathogens through soils and aquifers. In: Mitchell R. (Ed). Environmental Microbiology (1992), Wiley-Liss, New York 103-124
8. Bradford S.A., Tadassa Y.F., and Jin Y. Transport of coliphage in the presence and absence of manure suspension. J. Environ. Qual. 35 (2006) 1692-1701
9. Camesano T.A., and Logan B.E. Influence of fluid velocity and cell concentration on the transport of motile and nonmotile bacteria in porous media. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32 (1998) 1699-1708
10. Chen G., Flury M., Harsh J.B., and Lichtner P.C. Colloid-facilitated transport of cesium in variably-saturated Hanford sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (2005) 3435-3442
11. Choi N.C., Kim D.J., and Kim S.B. Quantification of bacterial mass recovery as a function of pore-water velocity and ionic strength. Res. Microbiol. 158 (2007) 70-78
12. Cvetkovic V., Painter S., Turner D., Pickett D., and Bertetti P. Parameter and model sensitivities for colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport on the field scale. Water Resour. Res. 40 (2004) 1-14
13. Debartolomeis J., and Cabelli V.J. Evaluation of an Escherichia coli host strain for enumeration of f male-specific bacteriophages. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57 (1991) 1301-1305
14. Decho A.W., and Herndl G.J. Microbial activities and the transformation of organic matter within mucilaginous material. Sci. Total Environ. 165 (1995) 33-42
15. Eichholz G.G., Wahling B.G., Powell G.F., and Craft T.F. Subsurface migration of radioactive waste materials by particulate transport. Nucl. Technol. 58 (1982) 511-520
16. Emelko M.B., Schmidt P.J., and Roberson J.A. Quantification of uncertainty in microbial data - reporting and regulatory implications. J. AWWA 100 3 (2008) 94-104
17. Flury M., Mathison J.B., and Harsh J.B. In situ mobilization of colloids and transport of cesium in Hanford sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36 (2002) 5335-5341
18. Foppen J.W.A., Okletey S., and Schijven J.F. Effect of goethite coating and humic acid on the transport of bacteriophage PRD1 in columns of saturated sand. J. Contam. Hydrol. 85 (2006) 287-301
19. Gannon J.T., Manilal V.B., and Alexander M. Relationship between cell surface properties and transport of bacteria through soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57 (1991) 190-193
20. Gerba C.P., and Smith Jr. J.E. Sources of pathogenic microorganisms and their fate during land application of wastes. J. Environ. Qual. 34 (2005) 42-48
21. Goldberg S., and Forster H.S. Flocculation of reference clays and arid-zone soil clays. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 54 (1991) 714-718
22. Grolimund D., Borkovec M., Barmettler K., and Sticher H. Colloid-facilitated transport of strongly sorbing contaminants in natural porous media: a laboratory column study. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30 (1996) 3118-3123
23. Guan H., Schulze-Makuch D., Schaffer S., and Pillai S.D. The effect of critical pH on virus fate and transport in saturation porous medium. Ground Water 41 (2003) 701-708
24. Havelaar A.H., and Hogeboom W.M. A method for the enumeration of male-specific bacteriophages in sewage. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 56 (1984) 439-447
25. Hendry M.J., Lawrence J.R., and Maloszewski P. Effects of velocity on the transport of two bacteria through saturated sand. Ground Water 37 (1999) 103-112
26. Jin Y., Pratt E., and Yates M. Effect of mineral colloids on virus transport through saturated sand columns. J. Environ. Qual. 29 (2000) 532-540
27. Jin Y., and Flury M. Fate and transport of viruses in porous media. Adv. Agron. 77 (2002) 39-102
28. de Jonge L.W., Kjaergaard C., and Moldrup P. Colloids and colloid-facilitated transport of contaminants in soils: an introduction. Vadose Zone J. 3 (2004) 321-325
29. Kersting A.B., Efurd D.W., Finnegan D.L., Rokop D.J., Smith D.K., and Thompson J.L. Migration of plutonium in ground water at the Nevada test site. Nature 397 (1999) 56-59
30. Kretzschmar R.M., Borkevec M., Grolimund D., and Elimelech M. Mobile subsurface colloids and their role in contaminant transport. Adv. Agron. 66 (1999) 121-193
31. McCarthy J.F., McKay L.D., and Bruner D.D. Influence of ionic strength and cation charge on transport of colloidal particles in fractured shale saprolite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36 (2002) 3735-3743
32. McCarthy J.F., and McKay L.D. Colloid transport in the subsurface: past, present, and future challenges. Vadose Zone J. 3 (2004) 326-337
33. McCarthy J.F., and Zachara J.M. Subsurface transport of contaminants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 23 (1989) 496-502
34. McGechan M.B., and Lewis D.R. Transport of particulate and colloid-sorbed contaminants through soil, Part 1: general principles. Biosyst. Eng. 83 (2002) 255-273
35. McKay L.D., Harton A.D., and Wilson G.V. Influence of flow rate on transport of bacteriophage in shale saprolite. J. Environ. Qual. 31 (2002) 1095-1105
36. Mishurov M., Yakirevich A., and Weisbrod N. Colloid transport in a heterogeneous partially saturated sand column. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (2008) 1066-1071
37. Mitchell J.K., and Soga K. Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour (2005), John Wiley and Sons, New York
38. Nicosia L.A., Rose J.B., Stark L., and Stewart M.T. A field study of virus removal in septic tank drainfields. J. Environ. Qual. 30 (2001) 1933-1939
39. Noell A.L., Thompson J.L., Corapcioglu M.Y., and Triay I.R. The role of silica colloids on facilitated cesium transport through glass bead columns and modeling. J. Contam. Hydrol. 31 (1998) 23-56
40. O'Melia C.R. Particles, pre-treatment, and performance in water filtration. J. Environ. Eng. 111 (1985) 874-890
41. Otsua R. A mass outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with group C rotaviral infection in schoolchildren. Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 21 (1998) 75-80
42. Ouyang Y., Shinde D., Mansell R.S., and Harris W. Colloid-enhanced transport of chemicals in subsurface environments: a review. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 26 (1996) 189-204
43. Pang L., and Šimůnek J. Evaluation of bacteria-facilitated cadmium transport in gravel columns using the HYDRUS colloid-facilitated solute transport model. Water Resour. Res. 42 (2006) W12S10 10.1029/2006WR004896 (Special issue on colloid transport)
44. Pang L. Microbial removal rates in subsurface media estimated from published studies of field experiments and large intact soil cores. J. Environ. Qual. 38 (2009) 1531-1559
45. Pang L., and Close M. Non-equilibrium transport of Cd in alluvial gravels. J. Contam. Hydrol. 36 (1999) 185-206
46. Pang L., Goltz M., and Close M. Application of the method of temporal moments to interpret solute transport with sorption and degradation. J. Contam. Hydrol. 60 (2003) 123-134
47. Pang L., Close M.E., Noonan M.J., Flintoft M.J., and Van den Brink P. Heavy metals in the environment - a laboratory study of bacteria-facilitated Cadmium transport in alluvial gravel aquifer media. J. Environ. Qual. 34 (2005) 237-247
48. Pang L., Nowostawska U., Ryan J.N., Williamson W.M., Walshe G., and Hunter K.A. Modifying the surface charge of pathogen-sized microspheres for studying pathogen transport in groundwater. J. Environ. Qual 38 (2009) 2210-2217
49. Payment P., Morin E., and Trudel M. Coliphages and enteric viruses in the particulate phase of river water. Can. J. Microbiol. 34 (1988) 907-910
50. Pieper A.P., Ryan J.N., Harvey R.W., Amy G.L.I., llangasekare T.H., and Metge D.W. Transport and recovery of bacteriophage PRD-1 in a sand and gravel aquifer: effect of sewage-derived organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 (1997) 1163-1170
51. Rossi P., and Aragno M. Analysis of bacteriophage inactivation and its attenuation by adsorption onto colloidal particles by batch agitation techniques. Can. J. Microbiol. 45 (1999) 9-17
52. Saiers J.E. Laboratory observations and mathematical modeling of colloid-facilitated contaminant transport in chemically heterogeneous systems. Water Resour. Res. 38 4 (2002) 1032 10.1029/2001WR000320
53. Schaub S.A., and Sagik B.P. Association of enteroviruses with natural and artificially introduced colloidal solids in water and infectivity of solids-associated virions. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 30 (1975) 212-222
54. Schulze-Makuch D., Guan H., and Pillai S.D. Effects of pH and geological medium on bacteriophage MS2 transport in a model aquifer. Geomicrobiol. J. 20 (2003) 73-84
55. Shadford C.B., Joy D.M., Lee H., Whiteley H.R., and Zelin S. Evaluation and use of a biotracer to study ground water contamination by leaching bed systems. J. Contam. Hydrol. 28 (1997) 227-246
56. 234U activity ratios in the colloidal phases of aquifers in lateritic weathered zones. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 52 (1988) 2555-2563
57. Simon M., Grossart H.P., Schweitzer B., and Ploug H. Microbial ecology of organic aggregates in aquatic ecosystems. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 28 (2002) 175-211
58. Šimůnek J., He C., Pang L., and Bradford S.A. Colloid-facilitated transport in variably-saturated porous media: numerical model and experimental verification. Vadose Zone J. 5 (2006) 1035-1047
59. Tan Y., Gannon J.T., Baveye P., and Alexander M. Transport of bacteria in an aquifer sand: experiments and model simulations. Water Resour. Res. 30 (1994) 3243-3252
60. Todd D.K. Groundwater Hydrology. second ed. (1980), John Wiley and Sons, New York 535 pp.
61. Totsche K.U., and Kögel-Knabner I. Mobile organic sorbent affected contaminant transport in soil: numerical case studies for enhanced and reduced mobility. Vadose Zone J. 3 (2004) 352-367
62. Tufenjki N., and Elimelech M. Correlation equation for predicting single-collector efficiency in physicochemical filtration in saturated porous media. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38 (2004) 529-536
63. Walton F.B., and Merritt W.F. Long-term extrapolation of laboratory glass leaching data for the prediction of fission product release under actual groundwater conditions. Sci. Basis Nucl. Waste Manage. 2 (1980) 155-166
64. Yeager J.G., and O'Brien R.T. Enterovirus inactivation in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 38 (1979) 694-701
65. Zhuang J., and Jin Y. Virus retention and transport through Al-oxide coated sand columns: effects of ionic strength and composition. J. Contam. Hydrol. 60 (2003) 193-209
66. Zhuang J., and Jin Y. Virus retention and transport as influenced by different forms of soil organic matter. J. Environ. Qual. 32 (2003) 816-883