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Control of microorganisms in drinking water / prepared by the Water Supply Engineering Technical Committee of the Infrastructure Council ; edited by Srinivasa Lingireddy.
Van Pelt Library TD427.M53 C65 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water--Purification--Microbial removal.
- Water.
- Drinking water--Purification.
- Drinking water.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2002]
- Contents:
- 1 Committee Report on Control of Microorganisms in Drinking Water / James E. Smith Jr. 1
- 1.4 Typical Treatment Practices 3
- 2 Risks Posed by Pathogens in Drinking Water / Charles N. Haas 9
- 2.1 Outbreak Data 9
- 2.2 Non-Outbreak Consequences 15
- 2.3 Computation of Risks 15
- 2.4 Economic Impacts 17
- 3 Microbially-Mediated Corrosion and Water Quality Deterioration / Thomas L. O'Connor, John T. O'Connor 23
- 3.1 Historical Assessment of Microbial Growths in Drinking Water Systems 23
- 3.2 Summary of Early Investigations of Microbial Growths in Water Systems 28
- 3.3 Sources of Microorganisms Found in Water Distribution Systems 29
- 3.4 Microbially-Mediated Deterioration: Ground Waters 31
- 3.5 Microbially-Mediated Deterioration: Surface Waters 35
- 3.6 Biotic Particles of Potential Health Significance 39
- 4 The Indicator Concept and its Application in Water Supply / Shun Dar Lin 51
- 4.3 Types of Pathogens 52
- 4.4 Indicator Organisms 53
- 4.5 Pathogens and Water Supply 56
- 4.6 Bacterial Indicator in Water 62
- 4.7 Regulations on Microbiological Quality 64
- 4.8 Federal Drinking Water Standards 69
- 5 Removal of Organisms by Flocculation/Sedimentation / Gregory D. Boardman, Michael B. Kelley 81
- 5.2 Particle Theory 81
- 5.3 Nature of Microorganisms in Surface Waters 83
- 5.4 Interaction of Microorganisms with Other Particles 83
- 5.5 Sedimentation of Microorganisms and Other Particles 84
- 5.6 Dissolved Air Flotation of Microorganisms and Other Particles 86
- 6 Air Stripping and Aeration / Shankararaman Chellam 93
- 6.2 Bacteria Removal by Air Stripping 94
- 6.3 Biological Fouling 94
- 6.4 Biological Fouling Control 96
- 6.5 Biological Aerosols 97
- 6.6 Legionella 99
- 7 Slow Sand Filtration / Roger W. Kohne, Gary S. Logsdon 113
- 7.2 Microbial Removal Mechanisms 114
- 7.3 History 116
- 7.4 Recent Research 117
- 7.5 Operation and Maintenance 123
- 8 Rapid Sand Filtration / John T. O'Connor, Thomas L. O'Connor 127
- 8.2 Evaluation of Filtration Effectiveness 127
- 8.3 Identification of Particles in Source Waters 129
- 8.4 Seasonal (Temperature) Effects on Total Bacterial Removals 131
- 8.5. Bacterial Cell Removal at Kansas City, Missouri 133
- 8.6. Removal of Virus by Water Filtration 135
- 8.7 Filtration for Removal of Pathogenic Protozoans 137
- 8.8 Future Evaluation of Microorganism Removals by Filtration Plants 138
- 9 Granular Activated Carbon/Biological Activated Carbon / G. B. Wickramanayake, James T. Gibbs 149
- 9.2 Removal of Microorganisms 151
- 9.3 Microbial Colonization 156
- 9.4 Microbial Quality of Treated Water 157
- 10 Control of Microorganisms in Drinking Water by Pressure-Driven Membrane Processes / Joseph G. Jacangeloand Montgomery Watson 163
- 10.2 Classification of Membrane Processes 163
- 10.3 Basic Membrane Terminology 164
- 10.4 Membrane Geometry and Composition 165
- 10.5 System Configuration 166
- 10.6 Removal of Microorganisms 167
- 10.7 Membrane Integrity 170
- 10.8 Membrane System Operation 171
- 11 General Kinetics of Disinfection Processes / Charles N. Haas 183
- 11.1 Development of the Chick-Watson Relationship 183
- 11.2 Aberrations from Chick-Watson Kinetics 184
- 12 Chlorine and Chloramines / Charles N. Haas 189
- 12.2 Basic Chemistry 191
- 12.3 Disinfection Demand Reactions 192
- 12.4 Efficacy of Chlorine Compounds 194
- 12.5 Influence of Physical and Physiological Conditions on Inactivation 194
- 12.6 Chlorammoniation Processes 195
- 13 Chlorine Dioxide in Drinking Water Treatment: A Brief Overview / Water Supply Engineering Technical Committee, T.R. Neelakantan 201
- 13.2 Historical Overview 202
- 13.3 Disinfection Potential 202
- 13.4 Disinfection By-Products 204
- 13.5 Human Health Concerns Related to Chlorine Dioxide By-Products 205
- 13.6 Production-Related Issues 207
- 14 Ultraviolet Disinfection / James P. Malley, Jr. 213
- 14.3 Fundamentals 214
- 14.4 UV Dose and Microbial Response 221
- 14.5 UV System Components 225
- 14.6 UV Selection, Design and Operation Issues 227
- 14.7 Cost Effectiveness of UV Systems 233
- 15 Ozone Disinfection in Drinking Water / Ernest R. Blatchley III, Nimrata K. Hunt 241
- 15.2 Aqueous Ozone Chemistry 242
- 15.3 Ozone Generation 245
- 15.4 Ozone Measurement 246
- 15.5 Effectiveness of Ozone as a Disinfectant 247
- 15.6 Factors Affecting Ozone Disinfection 252
- 15.7 Ozone Contact Chambers 254
- 15.8 Other Uses for Ozone in Water Treatment Facilities 256
- 15.9 Disinfection By-Products 257
- 15.10 Costs Associated with Ozone Disinfection 258
- 16 Emerging Pathogens of Concern in Drinking Water / H.D. Alan Lindquist 273
- 16.2 Viruses 276
- 16.3 Bacteria 279
- 16.4 Protozoa 280.
- Notes:
- "EWRI."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0784406359
- OCLC:
- 49922403
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