As part of a pilot-scale examination of filtration media at the Cincinnati (Ohio) Water Works, heat-inactivated Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts were spiked into surface water that had already undergone coagulation and sedimentation. This spiked water was then introduced into pilot-scale filters containing sand only, typical dual anthracite-sand, and deep dual anthracite-sand media configurations. All of the media types used in this study demonstrated similar removal capabilities, with average cyst removal ranging from 2.7 to
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Edition: Vol. 91 - No. 9 Published: 09/01/1999 Number of Pages: 11File Size: 1 file , 1.2 MB