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Citation:
Rice*, E W. FIRST AUTHOR. Presented at UC Graduate Seminar Series on Environment, Cincinnati, OH, 5/25/2000.
Description:
Endospores of aerobic spore-forming bacteria have been shown to be useful microbial surrogates for evaluating water treatment plant performance. A method was developed for analyzing for this microbial surrogate. Results will be presented from a survey of various water sources, along with data from coagulation removal studies and chlorine inactivation experiments. Evaluations for endospore removals and turbidity and particle count removals were compared for pilot-plant and full-scale water treatment plants. Data will also be presented on a survey of water quality from wells located in southwestern Ohio. Wells which were under the influence of surface water as well as wells which were not influenced by surface water were examined. Distinct differences were seen for levels of aerobic endospores from the two types of ground water.