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The integration of nutrients, cyanobacterial biomass and toxins: from a multi-use reservoir through water treatment
Citation:
Allen, Joel, G. Abulikemu, A. Bresser, K. Daniels, M. Elovitz, S. Guglielmi, Alan Lindquist, J. Lu, M. Mitchell, T. Neyer, C. Nietch, T. Sanan, J. Shoemaker, S. Smith, Dan Tettenhorst, AND M. Varner. The integration of nutrients, cyanobacterial biomass and toxins: from a multi-use reservoir through water treatment. To be Presented at AWWA Sustainable Water Management Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 19 - 21, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation is an integrated evaluation of cyanobacterial growth and toxin production, from a reservoir through drinking water treatment. The content will be useful for EPA regional office staff, state primacy personnel, state and local health personnel, drinking water treatment managers and consulting engineers.
Description:
This presentation is an integrated evaluation of cyanobacterial growth and toxin production, from a reservoir through drinking water treatment - where biomass and toxin removal are achieved. Data is generated by a variety of methods: online instrumentation for chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, temperature and pH; enzyme linked immune substrate (ELISA) and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometric (LC/MS) methods for toxin analysis; microscopic methods for species identification; quantitative PCR methods for species identification; and bench-scale engineering studies for removal of toxins and biomass through drinking water treatment.