Efficacy of biochar to remove Escherichia coli from stormwater under steady and intermittent flow

Water Research

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 288-296

  Mohanty, Sanjay K ^a,d   Cantrell, Keri B ^b   Nelson, Kara L ^c,d   Boehm, Alexandria B ^a,d  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^d Engineering Research Center (ERC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar property; Fecal indicator bacteria; Geomedia; Low impact development; Organic carbon; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOFILTERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHASE INTERFACES; RIVER POLLUTION; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

BIO CHARS; BIOCHAR AMENDMENTS; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; GEOMEDIA; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

STORMS;

BIOCHAR; CARBON; CHARCOAL; HYDROGEN; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; STORM WATER; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; WASTE WATER;

BIOFILTRATION; CHARCOAL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FLOW PATTERN; ORGANIC CARBON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAND; STEADY FLOW; STORMWATER; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WATER TREATMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PYROLYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; AIR; ARTICLE; ASH; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SAND; SURFACE PROPERTY; SOIL AMENDMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; WASTE WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CHARCOAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; SILICON DIOXIDE; WASTE WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84902489427     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.026     Document Type: Article

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