REMOVAL OF VIRUS BY A PILOT TREATMENT-PLANT
REMOVAL OF VIRUS BY A PILOT TREATMENT-PLANT
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DOI:
10.1016/0043-1354(77)90083-5
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
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影响因子:
12.8
通讯作者:
LEWIS, MJ
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作者:
GUY, MD;MCIVER, JD;LEWIS, MJ
The effect of a pilot water treatment plant upon naturally occurring and artificially high levels of bacteriophages [T4] and enteroviruses [poliovirus] was investigated. The individual stages studied were flocculation and sedimentation, rapid sand filtration, an activated C column and a final chlorination stage. The flocculation and sedimentation unit was consistently effective with an average removal of 99.7 .+-. 0.3%. The efficiency of the rapid sand filter and the activated C column was dependent upon the frequency of back-washing. Both units were less effective when recently back-washed and in such cases their percentage removal was negligible when compared with the flocculation and sedimentation unit. The final chlorination unit was very effective and viruses could not be isolated after this stage if a residual free Cl concentration of 0.4 mgl-1 was maintained. Examination of the data for the plant as a whole revealed that it was capable of removing greater than 99.9995% of any influent viruses.