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180 N.K. Shammas <strong>and</strong> L.K. Wang<br />

Table 4.9<br />

Summary of requirements of challenge testing (Source: US EPA)<br />

Topic Requirement synopsis<br />

Scale of testing<br />

Challenge particulates<br />

l Testing must be conducted on a full-scale membrane module or<br />

small-scale module that is identical in material <strong>and</strong> similar in<br />

construction<br />

l Testing must be conducted using Cryptosporidium oocysts or<br />

a suitable surrogate that is removed no more efficiently than<br />

Cryptosporidium<br />

l Challenge particulate concentration must be measured using<br />

a method capable of discrete quantification; gross measurements<br />

may not be used<br />

Maximum feed concentration l Maximum feed concentration = (3.16 10 6 ) filtrate detection<br />

Test operating conditions<br />

limit<br />

Removal efficiency equation<br />

Calculating removal efficiency<br />

l LRV = log(Cf) log(Cp)<br />

Verifying removal efficiency for<br />

untested modules<br />

Module modifications<br />

Reporting<br />

Gr<strong>and</strong>fathered data<br />

l Testing must be conducted under representative hydraulic<br />

conditions at the maximum design flux <strong>and</strong> maximum design<br />

system recovery specified by the membrane module manufacturer<br />

l Calculate a single LRV value for each module tested<br />

l Overall membrane product removal efficiency:<br />

– For sample size

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