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Main Title Bacteria attached to granular activated carbon filters in drinking water /
Author McFeters, Gordon A. ; Camper, A. K. ; LeChevallier, M. W. ; Broadaway, S. C. ; Davies, D. G.
CORP Author Montana State Univ., Bozeman. Dept. of Microbiology.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Water Engineering Research Lab.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Research Information,
Year Published 1987
Report Number EPA/600/M-87/003; EPA-R-810015; PB87228763
Stock Number PB87-228763
OCLC Number 31213746
Subjects Water--Purification--Filtration ; Bacteria--Health and hygiene ; Carbon, Activated--Health and hygiene
Additional Subjects Water quality ; Activated carbon treatment ; Bacteria ; Water treatment ; Filtration ; Aquatic microbiology ; Potable water ; Marine microorganisms ; Microorganism control(Water) ; Fines ; Effluents ; Desorption ; Disinfection ; Enterobacteriaceae
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EHAM  EPA/600/M-87/003 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 05/25/2016
EJBD  EPA 600-M-87-003 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 10/30/2018
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-M-87-003 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 600-M-87-003 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/17/2014
ELBD  EPA 600-M-87-003 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 04/10/1998
NTIS  PB87-228763 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 5 pages ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Laboratory and field studies were undertaken to answer basic questions about the influence of granular activated carbon (GAC) on the bacteriological quality of drinking water. A sampling apparatus consisting of a 47-mm Swinnex/and a 16-layer filter was developed to trap filter fines from large volumes of water. A desorption technique combined with optimal culturing procedures allowed for the enumeration of particle-associated bacteria. GAC-attached bacteria were resistant to 2.0 mg/l chlorine after 1 hr of exposure. Enteric pathogens were capable of colonizing laboratory-scale GAC filters. Their colonization potential and longevity depended on the presence of autochthonous river water organisms. GAC filter particles were found in effluents from properly operated treatment facilities. Several operational variables (increased bed depth, turbidity of applied water, and filtration rate) did correlate positively with the presence of fines in filter effluents. Bed age was not associated with breakthrough.
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Caption title. "June 1987." "EPA/600/M-87/003." Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-19).