Removal of water-borne microorganisms in floating media filter-microfiltration system for water treatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5438-5443

  Chiemchaisri, Wilai ^a   Chiemchaisri, Chart ^a   Dumrongsukit, Chitlada ^a   Threedeach, Simanata ^a   Ngo, Huu Hao ^b   Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coliform bacteria; Coliphage virus; Floating media filter; Microfiltration; Water borne microorganisms

Indexed keywords

COLIPHAGES; FECAL COLIFORMS; FILTRATION RATES; FLOATING MEDIA FILTER; FLOATING PLASTIC MEDIA; JAR-TEST; MEDIA FILTERS; MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION SYSTEMS; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; WATER-BORNE; WATER-BORNE MICROORGANISMS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; COLIFORM BACTERIA; MICROFILTRATION; TURBIDITY; VIRUSES; WATER FILTRATION;

DEWATERING;

CHLORIDE; COAGULATING AGENT; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHLORIDE; COAGULATION; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; MICROORGANISM; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; FECAL COLIFORM; LABORATORY TEST; MICROFILTRATION; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; FILTRATION; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79953035462     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.042     Document Type: Article

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