Abstract: Under the auspices of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) the U.S. EPA has promulgated the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) requiring public water systems using surface water to provide minimum disinfection to control

Abstract: Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) is an effective technique for removing synthetic organics from both ground and surface waters. Questions have been raised, however, over the cost of using GAC in this manner. In order to ...

Abstract: The analysis of relative fluid motion by Camp and Stein, which led to their well‐known formulation of particle collision rate in flocculation, is examined using standard tools from continuum mechanics. As a result of certain ...

Abstract: Much effort has been expended in attempting to develop mathematical models for chlorine demand in water and wastewater. Most of these efforts have centered around the use of first-order functions or modifications of ...

Abstract: Chlorination is the most widely practiced form of disinfection in the United States. It is highly effective against most microbiological contaminants. However, there is concern that the disinfection by-products (DBPs) ...

Abstract: A major objective of drinking water treatment is to provide water that is both microbiologically and chemically safe for human consumption. Drinking water chlorination, therefore, poses a dilemma. Chemical disinfection ...

Abstract: The use of granular activated carbon (GAC) as a broad spectrum adsorbant in the treatment of drinking water has been shown to be effective in removing or reducing concentrations of specific organics and total organic carbon ...