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Project #412

Evaluation of Membrane Technologies for Removal of Atrazine and Other SOCs

$465,000
Completed
Principal Investigator
Gil
Crozes
Research Manager
Mr. Frank J Blaha
Contractor
Carollo Engineers
Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs)
Microbes & Pathogens
Advanced Treatment
Treatment
Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)
Final Report

Abstract

Evaluates the use of low-pressure membrane filtration in conjunction with powdered activated carbon as a polishing treatment in softening water treatment plants. Optimizes nanofiltration as a polishing treatment for the reduction of disinfection by-product precursors, pesticides and herbicides, hardness, and microbial pathogens. Research partners: the Missouri River Public Water Supplies Association, EPRI CEC, and Union Electric. Published in 2001.