In the past decade, utility managers have
been resolved to isolating contaminated aquifers
and developing alternative water sources. However,
with drought conditions developing
throughout the western United States, water
providers need to reconsider using any available
water sources as potential potable water.
This study was undertaken to demonstrate
the efficacy of biological fluidized bed reactor
(FBR) technology in treating perchlorate-laden
groundwater. In this process, microbes treat the
perchlorate and convert it into an innocuous
form that allows the water, following further
downstream treatment in a traditional surface
water treatment facility, to be used as a potable
water source.
Results from a large pilot-scale biological
FBR showed that the overall treatment plant
was effective in removing perchlorate and producing
potable water that met all of California's
Title 22 drinking water regulations. Study
findings also provided critical design data that
can be applied to a potential full-scale treatment
plant capable of safely and cost-effectively
treating a water source previously
unavailable. Includes 31 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. 101 - No. 5 |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.1 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 15 |
| Published : | 05/01/2009 |
