Coagulation and flocculation are commonly used in drinking water treatment
as a means of destabilizing and aggregating particles and promoting adsorption of
dissolved organic carbon (DOC). In practice, jar tests are used to determine optimal
conditions for the removal of turbidity and DOC. However, beyond the inferences
that can be...
A 9.0 ppb solution of dieldrin in water was passed through a
granular-activated carbon bed at the rate of 4 gpm/sq. ft. The performance
of the carbon was monitored from sampling ports at bed
depths of 2-1/4 and 8-1/4 inches. Isotherm tests were also run with
a 9.0 ppb dieldrin...
The treatability of waters from four log ponds in Oregon by
physical and chemical treatment methods
was investigated.
Treatment processes included sand filtration, activated carbon contact and
coagulation with aluminum sulfate.
Preliminary studies were made at each log pond to determine
the homogeneity of the pond water for sampling
purposes...
The role of nematodes (Diplogaster lheritieri Maupas 1919) as
excretors of pathogenic organisms was studied. Salmonella typhi and
Salmonella wichita were fed to nematodes for two days. The nematodes
were surface sterilized with free chlorine. The activity of the
chlorine was stopped by the addition of sodium thiosulfate followed by...
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The capabilities of the coagulation-filtration process for virus
removal were evaluated by constructing and operating a one step,
2 gpm coagulation-filtration pilot plant. Multi-media filters were
used without pre-coagulation and sedimentation. A T2 bacteriophage
was used as the indicator organism. The plant was operated under
a variety of conditions in...