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dc.contributor.authorKristiana, Ina
dc.contributor.authorJoll, Cynthia
dc.contributor.authorHeitz, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:27:37Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:27:37Z
dc.date.created2011-10-25T20:01:25Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationKristiana, Ina and Joll, Cynthia and Heitz, Anna. 2011. Powdered activated carbon coupled with enhanced coagulation for natural organic matter removal and disinfection by-product control: Application in a Western Australian water treatment plant. Chemosphere. 83 (5): pp. 661-667.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11925
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.017
dc.description.abstract

The removal of organic precursors of disinfection by-products (DBPs), i.e. natural organic matter (NOM), prior to disinfection and distribution is considered as the most effective approach to minimise the formation of DBPs. This study investigated the impact of the addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC) to an enhanced coagulation treatment process at an existing water treatment plant on the efficiency of NOM removal, the disinfection behaviour of the treated water, and the water quality in the distribution system. This is the first comprehensive assessment of the efficacy of plant-scale application of PAC combined with enhanced coagulation on an Australian source water. As a result of the PAC addition, the removal of NOM improved by 70%, which led to a significant reduction (80–95%) in the formation of DBPs. The water quality in the distribution system also improved, indicated by lower concentrations of DBPs in the distribution system and better maintenance of disinfectant residual at the extremities of the distribution system.The efficacy of the PAC treatment for NOM removal was shown to be a function of the characteristics of the NOM and the quality of the source water, as well as the PAC dose. PAC treatment did not have the capacity to remove bromide ion, resulting in the formation of more brominated DBPs. Since brominated DBPs have been found to be more toxic than their chlorinated analogues, their preferential formation upon PAC addition must be considered, especially in source waters containing high concentrations of bromide.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectHaloacetic acids
dc.subjectDisinfection by-products
dc.subjectNatural organic matter
dc.subjectPowdered activated carbon
dc.subjectTrihalomethanes
dc.subjectEnhanced coagulation
dc.titlePowdered activated carbon coupled with enhanced coagulation for natural organic matter removal and disinfection by-product control: Application in a Western Australian water treatment plant
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume83
dcterms.source.startPage661
dcterms.source.endPage667
dcterms.source.issn00456535
dcterms.source.titleChemosphere
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Chemosphere. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Chemosphere, 83, 5, 2011 DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.017

curtin.departmentDepartment of Applied Chemistry
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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