Chapter 12. GAC Adsorption and Microbial Degradation

  1. John T. O'Connor1,
  2. Tom O'Connor1,
  3. Rick Twait Superintendent of Water Purification2

Published Online: 14 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470431474.ch12

Book Title

Water Treatment Plant Performance Evaluations and Operations

Water Treatment Plant Performance Evaluations and Operations

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How to Cite

O'Connor, J. T., O'Connor, T. and Twait, R. (2008) GAC Adsorption and Microbial Degradation, in Water Treatment Plant Performance Evaluations and Operations, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470431474.ch12

Author Information

  1. 1

    H2O'C Engineering, Columbia, Missouri, USA

  2. 2

    City of Bloomington, IL, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 14 JUL 2008
  2. Published Print: 19 JAN 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470288610

Online ISBN: 9780470431474

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Keywords:

  • GAC adsorption and microbial degradation;
  • geosmin removal in GAC columns;
  • ultraviolet light plus hydrogen peroxide in promoting geosmin oxidation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Removal of Geosmin on GAC

  • Removal of Geosmin Using Ozonated Air

  • Lake Water Monitoring for Geosmin and MIB

  • Follow-up Study of Temperature Effects

  • Ultraviolet Light plus Hydrogen Peroxide

  • Early Detection and Control of Impending Taste-and-Odor Episodes at Evergreen Lake

  • Implications for Plant Operational Control

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