Evaluating plant performance with endospores

1996/09/01 by Eugene W. Rice, Kim R. Fox, Richard J. Miltner +2
Environmental Science · #Fecal contamination and water quality #Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal #Water Treatment and Disinfection

paper · doi:10.1002/j.1551-8833.1996.tb06618.x

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Abstract

Monitoring for indigenous spores of aerobic spore‐forming bacteria proves a viable method of assessing treatment plant performance. Spores of aerobic spore‐forming bacteria were used as microbial surrogates for evaluating drinking water treatment plant performance. A method for assaying for the microbial surrogate was developed. Various water sources were surveyed, and data were collected from coagulation and chlorine inactivation studies. Evaluations for spore removals and turbidity and particle removals were compared for pilot‐scale and full‐scale water treatment plants.

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