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Filtration of Giardia cysts and other substances: Volume 2, Slow sand filtration

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dc.contributor.authorSilverman, Gary P., author
dc.contributor.authorBellamy, William D., author
dc.contributor.authorHendricks, David W., author
dc.contributor.authorWater Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T07:15:50Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T07:15:50Z
dc.date.issued1984
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.descriptionCER83-84WDB-GPS-DWH37b.
dc.descriptionThis report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract No. CR808650-02 by Colorado State University under the sponsorship of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
dc.description.abstractWater treatment efficiency of slow sand filtration was studied under various design and operating conditions to ascertain removal of Giardia lamblia cysts, total coliform bacteria, standard plate count bacteria, particles, and turbidity. Filter removals were assessed at hydraulic loading rates of 0.04, 0.12, and 0.40 m/hr, temperatures of 0°, 5°, and 17°C, effective sand sizes of 0.128, 0.278 and 0.615 mm, sand bed depths of 0.48 and 0.97 m, influent Giardia cyst concentrations of 50 to 5000 cysts/liter; and various conditions of filter biological maturity and influent bacteria concentrations. Testing was conducted from July 1981 to December 1983 with nine pilot filters, each 1 foot in diameter. Results showed that slow sand filtration is an effective water treatment technology. Giardia cyst removal was virtually 100 percent for a biologically mature filter. Total and fecal coliform removal was approximately 99 percent. Particle removal averaged 98 percent. Standard plate count bacteria removal ranged from negative removals to 99 percent, depending on the influent concentration. Turbidity displayed a unique ability to pass through the filters, a characteristic not previously reported, and removal ranged from 0 to 40 percent. Changes in process variables resulted in decreased filter efficiency for increased hydraulic loading rate, increased sand size, decreased bed depth, and decreased biological activity. Giardia removal was influenced by the biological maturity of the filter but not by the variables mentioned above. During filter start-up, Giardia removal was 98 percent; and once the filter was mature, removal was virtually complete. Slow sand filtration is effective in removing Giardia cysts and bacteria and should be considered as an alternative to rapid sand filtration during treatment process selection for small communities. As a general principle, on-site pilot testing should precede any selection or installation of a water treatment system. This report covers the period March 1, 1981 to February 28, 1984, and work was completed as of February 28, 1984.
dc.description.sponsorshipCooperative Agreement No. CR808650-02.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/90302
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991020843149703361
dc.relationTA7.C6 CER 83/84-37b
dc.relation.ispartofCivil Engineering Reports
dc.relation.ispartofCER, 83/84-37b
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dc.subject.lcshWater -- Purification -- Slow sand filtration
dc.subject.lcshDrinking water -- Purification -- United States
dc.subject.lcshFilters and filtration
dc.subject.lcshGiardia lamblia
dc.titleFiltration of Giardia cysts and other substances: Volume 2, Slow sand filtration
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