Impact of MBR cleaning and breaching on passage of selected microorganisms and subsequent inactivation by free chlorine

Water Research

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 313-324

  Hirani, Zakir M ^a   Bukhari, Zia ^b   Oppenheimer, Joan ^a   Jjemba, Patrick ^b   LeChevallier, Mark W ^b   Jacangelo, Joseph G ^a,c  

^a MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^b American Water Voorhees   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chlorine; Disinfection; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane breach; Virus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOREACTORS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; TURBIDITY; VIRUSES;

CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; FILTRATE TURBIDITY; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; MICROBIAL CONCENTRATIONS; REGULATORY AGENCIES; TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA;

COLIFORM BACTERIA;

CHLORINE; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CHLORINE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; MEMBRANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DISINFECTION; ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; TURBIDITY; VIRUS INACTIVATION; WATER QUALITY; BIOREACTOR; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; VIROLOGY; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84898620274     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.038     Document Type: Article

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