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Microbiological Analysis and High Removal
Microbiological Analysis and High Removal
Major objectives: Develop (a) high rejection membrane and (b) analytical instruments that ensure the high removal of pathogens.
Key Researcher: Sandrine Boivin
Online Bacterial Counts
Online Bacterial Counts
Real-time bacteriological counter is capable of providing bacterial counts, which can be used for integrity monitoring of membranes and sand filter.
Publications: Environmental Science and Technology Letters 2018, Chemosphere 2019, EST Water 2021, Science of The Total Environment 2022
Microbiological Surrogate Indicators
Microbiological Surrogate Indicators
Bacteria (>0.2 µm) can be used as a surrogate indicator of protozoa (>10 µm) (e.g. Cryptosporidium and Giardia) for RO treatment.
Publications: Science of the Total Environment 2019
Pre-treatment techniques for online Bacterial Counts
Pre-treatment techniques for online Bacterial Counts
Hemodiafilter pretreatment was successfully adopted to facilitate online counting of bacteria in river water, dam water, and a membrane bioreactor’s effluent.
Publications: Environmental Science and Technology Water 2021, Science of the Total Environment 2020, Science of the Total Environment 2022
High Rejection RO
High Rejection RO
Development of high integrity RO membrane for pathogen removal helps to provide a higher LRV for integrity monitoring.
Publications: Environmental Science: Water and Research Technology 2019
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