Drinking water treatment efficiency

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Question

How efficient is microbiological treatment (reported as log-decrease) as used in most common Finnish water treatment processes?

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Data

Microbiological cleansing as log-decrese
Water treatment method Pathogen
Campylobacteri E.coli O157:H7 Rotavirus Norovirus Cryptosporidium Giardia
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Water treatment processes

Coagulation/Flotation
Coagulation works well
Enhanced coagulation
Sand filtration
Limestone filtration
Active carbon filtration
Drinking water treatment efficiency(log-decrease)
ObsTreatmentMethodPathogenUnitResult
1Coagulation and flotationcampylobacterLogdecrease1.5(0.6-3.7)
2Coagulation and flotationE.coli O157:H7Logdecrease2.46(1.88-3.14)
3Coagulation and flotationrotavirusLogdecrease3.99(2.57-5.19)
4Coagulation and flotationnorovirusLogdecrease3.99(2.57-5.19)
5Coagulation and flotationcryptosporidiumLogdecrease1.5(0.6-3.7)
6Coagulation and flotationgiardiaLogdecrease3.4
7Slow sand filtrationcampylobacterLogdecrease2.7
8Slow sand filtrationE.coli O157:H7Logdecrease2.7
9Slow sand filtrationrotavirusLogdecrease2.2
10Slow sand filtrationnorovirusLogdecrease2.2
11Slow sand filtrationcryptosporidiumLogdecrease4.8
12Slow sand filtrationgiardiaLogdecrease4.9
13Limestone filtrationcampylobacterLogdecrease0
14Limestone filtrationE.coli O157:H7Logdecrease0
15Limestone filtrationrotavirusLogdecrease0
16Limestone filtrationnorovirusLogdecrease0
17Limestone filtrationcryptosporidiumLogdecrease0
18Limestone filtrationgiardiaLogdecrease0
19Active carbon filtrationcampylobacterLogdecrease0
20Active carbon filtrationE.coli O157:H7Logdecrease0
21Active carbon filtrationrotavirusLogdecrease0
22Active carbon filtrationnorovirusLogdecrease0
23Active carbon filtrationcryptosporidiumLogdecrease1.1
24Active carbon filtrationgiardiaLogdecrease2
25NonecampylobacterLogdecrease0
26NoneE.coli O157:H7Logdecrease0
27NonerotavirusLogdecrease0
28NonenorovirusLogdecrease0
29NonecryptosporidiumLogdecrease0
30NonegiardiaLogdecrease0

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See also

References

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  2. Hijnen, W. A., Suylen, G. M. H., Bahlman, J. A., Brouwer‐Hanzens, A. and Medema, G. J. (2010). "GAC adsorption filters as barriers for viruses, bacteria and protozoan (oo)cysts in water treatment." Water research 44: 1224‐123