Journal article
The ecology of acid‐fast organisms in water supply, treatment, and distribution systems
Journal - American Water Works Association, v 75(3), pp 139-144
Mar 1983
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Eight locations in each of two water utilities were sampled for 18 months in order to collect data on acid‐fast organisms, total coliforms, standard plate count, membrane standard plate count, free and total chlorine residual, total organic carbon (TOC), pH, turbidity, and temperature. These data were analyzed by using computerized statistical packages. In raw water, densities of acid‐fast organisms correlated with concentrations of total coliforms and the level of turbidity. Sand filtration removed acid‐fast organisms, and the densities of acid‐fast organisms decreased with increasing distance from the treatment plant. Conventional terminal chlorination appeared to have no statistically significant effect on the density of the organisms leaving the plant. Overall, chlorine residuals had a negative effect on densities of acid‐fast organisms, whereas turbidity and TOC had positive effects on microbial concentrations.
Metrics
Details
- Title
- The ecology of acid‐fast organisms in water supply, treatment, and distribution systems
- Creators
- Charles N. HaasMichael A. MeyerMarc S. Paller
- Publication Details
- Journal - American Water Works Association, v 75(3), pp 139-144
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1983QF24000009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0020716931
- Other Identifier
- 991019189039704721
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
InCites Highlights
Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Engineering, Civil
- Water Resources