Field observations on the occurrence of new indicators of disinfection efficiency

C. N. Haas; B. F. Severin; D. Roy; R. S. Engelbrecht; A. Lalchandani; S. Farooq

doi:10.1016/0043-1354(85)90092-2

Field observations on the occurrence of new indicators of disinfection efficiency

C. N. Haas^*
, B. F. Severin
, D. Roy
, R. S. Engelbrecht
, A. Lalchandani
, S. Farooq

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

This paper summarizes studies on the presence of acid-fast and yeast organisms in wastewater and water treatment plants and in surface water. These organisms were found to satisfy three of Bonde's criteria for indicator organisms: presence whenever pathogens are likely to be present; resistance at least equal to that of pathogens; and lack of regrowth in the post-treatment environment. This, plus prior data, indicates that these organisms are at least as acceptable as indicators of disinfection efficiency than the coliform group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-329
Number of pages	7
Journal	Water Research
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(85)90092-2
State	Published - 1985

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Acknowledgements--The authors are grateful for the cooperation of personnel at each of the treatment plants during the course of this study, and to the Illinois State Water Survey for assisting in sample transport. This study was performed in the Environmental Engineering Laboratories of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and was funded jointly by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. under Interagency Agreement DADA 17-72-G-2125. At the time of this study, all the authors were associated with the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaima. C. N. Haas is now Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago: B. F. Severin is an Environmental Engineer with Tennessee Eastman Co., Kingsport, TN; D. Roy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; R. S. Engelbrecht is Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: A. Lalchandani is affiliated with Dailey & Associates, Urbana, IL; and S. Farooq is Assistant Professor, University of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

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Keywords

acid-fast bacteria
coliforms
disinfection
field studies
indicator organisms
microbiology
wastewater treatment
water treatment
yeasts

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Ecological Modeling
Water Science and Technology
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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