ANALYSIS OF 10 YEARS OF VIRUS MONITORING DATA FROM LOS-ANGELES-COUNTY TREATMENT PLANTS MEETING CALIFORNIA WASTE-WATER RECLAMATION CRITERIA

被引:29
作者
YANKO, WA
机构
[1] San Jose Creek Water Quality Lab., Whittier, CA 90601
关键词
COLIFORMS; TURBIDITY; VIRUSES; WATER RECLAMATION;
D O I
10.2175/WER.65.3.5
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Six tertiary treatment water reclamation plants were monitored monthly for enteric viruses for 10 years. Secondary treatment removed 99.8% of the detectable viruses. The virus concentrator and assay system detected low levels of native viruses in 74 out of 75 unchlorinated secondary effluent samples. Only 1 of 590 final effluent samples averaging 1 040 L (275 gal) was positive for enteric viruses. These results suggest that the California Title 22 treatment-based water reclamation standards assure reliable production of essentially virus risk-free effluents.
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