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Main Title Water filtration for asbestos fiber removal /
Author Logsdon, Gary S.,
CORP Author United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Publisher Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1979
Report Number EPA-600/2-79-206
Stock Number PB80-135379
OCLC Number 06445051
Subjects Asbestos ; Drinking water ; Chrysotile ; Amphiboles ; Diatomaceous earth
Additional Subjects Asbestos ; Drinking water ; Chrysotile ; Amphiboles ; Diatomaceous earth ; Water treatment ; Asbestos ; Field tests ; Potable water ; Filtration ; Turbidity ; Concentration(Composition) ; Serpentine ; Lake Superior ; Illinois ; Pennsylvania ; Washington(State) ; Design ; Performance evaluation ; Granular bed filters ; Diatomaceous earth filters ; Philadelphia(Pennsylvania) ; Chicago(Illinois) ; Seattle(Washington)
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EHAM  TD441.L63 1979 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/29/2016
EJBD  EPA 600-2-79-206 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 06/25/2015
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-2-79-206 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD  EPA 600-2-79-206 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 01/01/1988
ERAD  EPA 600/2-79-206 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 09/27/2012
ESAD  EPA 600-2-79-206 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB80-135379 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xiv, 146 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract
This report presents a comprehensive review of data on removal of asbestos fibers by granular media filtration and diatomaceous earth filtration. It summarizes data obtained in pilot plant studies at Duluth and Seattle, in research program carried out at Duluth's Lakewood filtration plant, and monitoring at Silver Bay and Two Harbors, Minnesota plants, Chicago, Philadelphia, and in the San Francisco Bay area. Chrysotile and amphibole fiber concentrations in drinking water can be substantially reduced by granular media filtration. Reductions of up to 99.99 percent were reported during storm conditions at Duluth, Minnesota. Effective granular media filtration required careful control of pH, coagulant doses, and filtered water turbidity. Research to date indicates that coating the diatomaceous earth filter aid with aluminum hydroxide substantially increases the removal of both amphibole and chrysotile fibers. Duluth results indicate that filtered water turbidity should be 0.10 ntu for most effective fiber removal.
Notes
"December 1979." EPA-600/2-79-206. Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-130).