Biological Filtration Processes in Natural and Engineered Drinking Water Treatment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 March 2020) | Viewed by 147
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Drinking Water Treatment, Filtration, Biofiltration, Source Water Protection, Climate Change Adaptation, Pathogens, QMRA, Groundwater, Risk Assessment
Interests: Biological Drinking Water Treatment, Rainwater Harvesting, Environmental Impacts of Engineered Nanomaterials, Antibiotic Resistance, Biofilms
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In drinking water treatment, “biofiltration” processes typically involve rapid rate, granular media filters that are similar in design and operation to conventional, physico-chemical filtration processes. Biofilters are differentiated from conventional filters by the formation of an active biofilm that contributes to the degradation and/or removal of contaminants from the water matrix. They include processes such as rapid rate aerobic biofiltration, riverbank filtration, aquifer storage and recovery, slow sand filtration, and biological roughing filtration. When integrated with conventional physico-chemical water treatment processes, they can improve the treated water quality and cost-effectively enhance the protection of public health. A new era of drinking water biofiltration has emerged, which is necessarily focused on the mechanistic linkages between the microbial community and biofilter ecosystem function. To advance the design and performance of biofiltration processes, an improved understanding of the structure, function, interaction, and dynamics of the associated microbial communities is critical. This Special Issue aims to provide a collection of the latest devlopments in biological filtration technology, operations, and monitoring strategies in natural and engineered environments.
Prof. Monica Emelko
Assoc. Prof. Mary Jo Kirisits
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biofiltration
- biological treatment
- drinking water
- riverbank filtration
- slow sand filtration
- roughing filters
- aquifer storage and recovery
