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Biofilms and their Activity in Granular Activated Carbons Established in a Drinking Water Treatment Plant  

Lee, Ji-Young (인제대학교 환경공학부)
Kim, Se-Jun (인제대학교 환경공학부)
Chung, Ik-Sang (김해시 정수과)
Joh, Gyeong-Je (인제대학교 환경공학부)
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Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater / v.24, no.6, 2010 , pp. 661-674 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bacterial biomass and its activity were measured in two kinds of granular activated carbon (GAC), the experimental and existing biofiltration system in a drinking water plant. The bacterial biomass was around 210 to 250 nmol P/g WW with phospholipid concentration at acclimation of ozonation treatment. The phospholipid biomass shows more or less a declining gradient along filter depth and no clear seasonality in its values. On the other hand, the microbial activity of [$^3H$]-thymidine and [$^{14}C$]-acetate incorporation within cells increased significantly along the filter depth, showing the difference of three fold between the upper and bottom layer. These factors support the different microbial composition or metabolic activity along the depth of GAC column. Turnover rates, the rate of bacterial biomass and production of biofilm, ranged from 0.26 /hr to 0.37 /hr, indicating a highly rapid recovery itself at amature state. In the non-ozonation treatment, the bacterial biomass was lower than in the ozonation and biological activity also declined towards the filter depth. The biomass levels during cessation of ozonation in the existing GAC filters were 68% of the actively ozonated state.
Keywords
GAC filter; biofilm; biomass; phospholipid; [$^3H$]-thymidine; [$^{14}C$]-acetate;
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