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Removal of Bromate and Perchlorate in Ozone/GAC Systems

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CONTENTS<br />

TABLES ................................................................ ix<br />

FIGURES .............................................................. xi<br />

FOREWORD ........................................................... xv<br />

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................;......................... xvii<br />

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................. xix<br />

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................. 1<br />

Background - <strong>Bromate</strong> ............................................... 1<br />

Background - <strong>Perchlorate</strong> ............................................. 1<br />

Previous Studies - <strong>Bromate</strong> ............................................ 3<br />

<strong>Bromate</strong> Reduction with Various Influent Dissolved Oxygen<br />

Concentrations .......................................... 5<br />

<strong>Bromate</strong> Reduction to Bromide ................................... 8<br />

<strong>Bromate</strong> Reduction with Various Influent Nitrate Concentrations .......... 9<br />

<strong>Bromate</strong> Reduction with Various EBCTs ........................... 13<br />

Verification <strong>of</strong> Biological <strong>Bromate</strong> <strong>Removal</strong> ......................... 14<br />

Previous Studies - <strong>Perchlorate</strong> ......................................... 16<br />

Objectives ........................................................ 17<br />

CHAPTER 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS ................................. 19<br />

Materials Used for <strong>Bromate</strong> Reduction Experiments ........................ 19<br />

Water ...................................................... 19<br />

Reagents .................................................... 20<br />

Methods Utilized for <strong>Bromate</strong> Reduction Experiments ....................... 20<br />

Biologically Active Carbon- Small Columns ......................... 20<br />

Biologically Active Carbon - Large Filter ........................... 23<br />

Backwash<strong>in</strong>g the BAG Filters .................................... 25<br />

Heterotrophic Plate Counts ..................................... 25<br />

Denatur<strong>in</strong>g Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ........................... 25<br />

Plat<strong>in</strong>g Experiments ........................................... 26<br />

Dilution-to-Ext<strong>in</strong>ction Experiments ............................... 28

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