Project #412
Evaluation of Membrane Technologies for Removal of Atrazine and Other SOCs
$465,000
Principal Investigator
Gil
Crozes
Research Manager
Frank J Blaha
Contractor
Carollo Engineers
Abstract
Evaluates the use of low-pressure membrane filtration in conjunction with powdered activated carbon as a polishing treatment in softening water treatment plants. Optimizes nanofiltration as a polishing treatment for the reduction of disinfection by-product precursors, pesticides and herbicides, hardness, and microbial pathogens. Research partners: the Missouri River Public Water Supplies Association, EPRI CEC, and Union Electric. Published in 2001.