A Review Of Literature On The Removal Of Microbial Contaminants From Drinking Water

This report reviews the various water treatment technologies available to remove micro-organisms from raw water supplies. Discussions of each technology includes a process overview, performance information, design considerations, operating and maintenance aspects, and notes on costs and status of technology development. In addition, the impacts of important micro-organisms and relevant regulations are examined to highlight the significance and requirements of removing micro-organisms from water treatment processes. Specific consideration is made regarding those technologies suitable for small community systems located in the Northern River Basins Study area. Types of technologies examined include pre-filtration processes such as coagulation and sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection. Three types of package plants (conventional, tube-type clarification, and adsorption clarifier) suitable for small communities are also reviewed.

Provides a literature review of the current state of knowledge in the area of inorganic chemical removal from drinking water. The review considers inorganic chemical parameters that include arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, chloride, chromium, copper, cyanide, fluoride, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nitrate, selenium, sodium, sulphide, total dissolved solids, uranium, and zinc. Sources of inorganic chemicals include industrial and municipal effluent, agricultural runoff, and natural sources. Both conventional and advance treatment processes are noted to give an idea of how each contaminant could be removed. These processes include coagulation, softening, filtration, oxidation, adsorption, ion exchange, distillation, membrane processes, aeration, and dilution.

Annotation This publication provides a critical analysis of the literature on removal and inactivation of pathogenic microbes in water to aid the water quality specialist and design engineer in making decisions regarding microbial water quality.

Reviews the literature concerning the current state of knowledge of removing organic chemicals from drinking water. Such chemicals may include humic substances produced by degradation of plant and animal matter, contaminated leachate from landfills and lagoons, agricultural runoff, and accidental and illegal dumping of chemicals. Treatment techniques reviewed include coagulation, softening, sedimentation, filtration, chlorination, adsorption on activated carbon or resins, air stripping, reverse osmosis, and the use of oxidants or ultraviolet radiation.

Inadequate drinking water quality and poor sanitation have remained the world's major causes of preventable morbidity and mortality. In 1996 the OECD called for concerted action to improve the assessment and management of the world's sources of drinking water. This guidance document seeks to respond to this call. It is the product of a shared initiative between the OECD and the World Health Organization. It is a state-of-the-art review that will contribute to the revisions of the WHO's Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality. Assessing Microbial Safety Of Drinking-water has elements of both revolution and evolution. It is revolutionary in that it supports a rapidly emerging approach for a broader, system-wide management perspective. This is based on a risk management framework that has evolved from the traditional indicator concept to include multiple parameters and where consideration is also given to tolerable risk, water quality targets and public health status.

Special Offer: KWR Drinking Water Treatment Set - Buy all five books together and save a total £119! The overall aim of Elimination of Micro-organisms by Water Treatment Processes is to present default values for the micro-organisms elimination or inactivation credit of universally used processes in water treatment (MEC or MIC). The growing interest in Quantitative Microbial Risk assessment (QMRA) for safe drinking water requires such data. These MEC or MIC values have been calculated from research on elimination of viruses, bacteria and bacterial spores and protozoa (oo)cysts (Cryptosporidium and Giardia) by these treatment processes published in the international literature. The data have been selected on the base of different quality criteria related to information on applied experimental conditions and used methods. Furthermore the studies have been categorized on base of their similarities with ‘real world’ conditions (selected micro-organisms, scale and conditions of the tested processes). The international literature data revealed a high variation in elimination. The major parameters and process control parameters affecting elimination are described. This new edition describes the state-of-the-art progress in research on conventional treatment, coagulation and flocculation, rapid granular filtration, slow sand filtration and UV disinfection. Visit the IWA WaterWiki to read and share material related to this title: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/WaterbornePathogens