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Removal of Bromate and Perchlorate in Ozone/GAC Systems

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• To <strong>in</strong>vestigate the mechanism <strong>of</strong> the biological reduction process, with<br />

special focus on the role <strong>of</strong> nitrate-reduc<strong>in</strong>g organisms, the types <strong>of</strong><br />

microorganisms carry<strong>in</strong>g out the bromate/perchlorate reduction <strong>and</strong> their<br />

growth requirements, the type <strong>and</strong> concentration <strong>of</strong> electron donor, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

effect <strong>of</strong> parameters such as bromate <strong>and</strong> perchlorate concentration, dissolved<br />

oxygen (DO) concentration, nitrate concentration, pH, temperature, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

role <strong>of</strong> a prefiltration ozonation step.<br />

To <strong>in</strong>vestigate advanced oxidation processes to determ<strong>in</strong>e whether these reactions can<br />

produce efficient removal <strong>of</strong> perchlorate, <strong>and</strong> if so, to develop the process at the bench-scale.<br />

*• Emphasis will be placed on the ozone-hydrogen peroxide-<strong>GAC</strong> process, virg<strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>GAC</strong>, <strong>GAC</strong> impregnated with metals such as copper <strong>and</strong> z<strong>in</strong>c, <strong>and</strong> <strong>GAC</strong><br />

mixed with solids such as iron, z<strong>in</strong>c, <strong>and</strong> alum<strong>in</strong>um.<br />

To optimize the bromate <strong>and</strong> perchlorate removal processes that show the most encourag<strong>in</strong>g<br />

results <strong>and</strong> to monitor the product water for potability.<br />

To test the most promis<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the bromate <strong>and</strong> perchlorate removal processes at the pilot-<br />

scale.<br />

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