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WATER QUALITY
Citation:
SPETH, T. F. AND R. C. REISS. WATER QUALITY . First Edition, Chapter 2, Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes for Drinking Water, AWWA Manual M53. American Water Works Association, Denver, CO, , 7-34, (2005).
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This manual was develped to provide an overview of microfiltration and ultrafiltration technology for operators, administrators, engineers, scientists, educators, and anyone seeking an introduction to these processes. Chapters on theory, water quality, applications, design, equipment, installation, and operation and maintenance are presented. In specific, the water-quality chapter discusses the performance of microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes in terms of final water quality. The rejection of microbials and their surrogates such as turbidity, particles, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, coliforms, aerobic spores, and viruses are covered. Also covered are the rejection of organics and inorganics such as total organic carbon, disinfection byproduct precursors, color, taste-and-odor, pesticides, iron, manganese, arsenic, and perchlorate. For these parameters, data from integrated-membrane systems that also used coagulants, adsorbents, and/or oxidants are presented.
