Performance of microbiological control by a point-of-use filter system for
drinking water purification |
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Authors: | SU Fengyi LUO Mingfang ZHANG Fei LI Peng LOU Kai and XING Xinhui |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 3. Istitute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ururnqi 830091, China |
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Abstract: | Purification capacity of a faucet mounted type water filter for home use was evaluated, particularly with regard to microbiological
performance under di erent running conditions. Biofilms were formed inside the filter, a ecting the bacterial quality of the e uent
water. Low flow rate, long stagnation period and high filter temperature were found favorable for bacterial growth inside. By commercial
analytical profile index (API) kits, ten di erent bacterial species were identified in drinking water, four of which were probably
contributed to the biofilm formation since they were also present in the biofilm. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to
confirm the API identification results, and direct viable count (DVC) method was employed to improve the sensitivity of FISH for the
isolated Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas putida as models. Relationship between the filter operating condition and the bacterial
community alteration was partly revealed, which could provide the basic knowledge for the filter design and its practical use. |
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Keywords: | drinking water point-of-use filter biofilm bacteria community activated carbon |
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