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Assimilable Organic Carbon (AOC) in Drinking Water

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Drinking Water Microbiology

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Developments in water treatment The removal in water treatment of microorganisms causing the so-called “water-borne” diseases and the prevention of contamination of drinking water with these organisms during storage and distribution, are major water quality objectives in water supply. These objectives affect both design criteria and operational procedures for water supply systems. The efficiency of the procedures and systems is monitored with bacteriological methods for determining the presence/absence of bacteria of fecal origin. In the past few decades, a number of developments have affected the “classical” concepts concerning water treatment and the bacteriological aspects of water quality. In the Netherlands, as in other countries, water treatment systems were adapted and new ones were constructed to cope with the increased demands for drinking water and the deteriorating quality of the raw water sources. Water treatment systems were extended with new processes, such as granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration and ozonation, particularly for the removal of persistent organic compounds affecting taste and odor or with otherwise undesirable properties.

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van der Kooij, D. (1990). Assimilable Organic Carbon (AOC) in Drinking Water. In: McFeters, G.A. (eds) Drinking Water Microbiology. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4464-6_3

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