Water Supply

Volume 4 Number 4

Natural Organic Material Research: Innovations and Applications for Drinking Water (Selected Papers of the 3rd International Conference on Natural Organic Material Research: Innovations and Applications for Drinking Water, held in Victor Harbor, South Australia, 2–5 March 2004)

Contents

1–9

Comprehensive assessment of precursors, diagenesis, and reactivity to water treatment of dissolved and colloidal organic matter

J.A. Leenheer

11–18

Characterization of the changes in polarity of natural organic matter using solid-phase extraction: introducing the NOM polarity rapid assessment method (NOM-PRAM)

F.L. Rosario-Ortiz, K. Kozawa, H.N. Al-Samarrai, F.W. Gerringer, C.J. Gabelich and I.H. Suffet

19–24

Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with multiple detectors: a powerful tool in treatment process selection and performance monitoring

G. Amy and N. Her

25–32

The efficiency of the ILUV oxidation method for organic nitrogen analysis

J. Smith Baxley, C. Hepplewhite and T. Karanfil

33–40

Enhanced removal of natural organic matter via peroxidase-mediated oxidative coupling

Q. Huang, R.A. Pinto, D.J. Burlingame, J. Tang and W.J. Weber, Jr

41–46

Influence of UV irradiation and UV/hydrogen peroxide oxidation process on natural organic matter fluorescence characteristics

D.E.W. Hofbauer and S.A. Andrews

47–54

NOM increase in Northern European source waters: discussion of possible causes and impacts on coagulation/contact filtration processes

B. Eikebrokk, R.D. Vogt and H. Liltved

55–60

NOM increase in drinking water reservoirs - relevance for drinking water production

A. Korth, C. Fiebiger, K. Bornmann and W. Schmidt

61–69

Watershed sources of disinfection byproduct precursors

D.A. Reckhow, P.L.S. Rees and D. Bryan

71–78

Effect of multiple GAC reactivations on disinfection byproduct precursor removal

D.H. Metz, J. DeMarco, R. Pohlman, F.S. Cannon and B.C. Moore

79–87

Characterising natural organic matter flocs

P. Jarvis, B. Jefferson and S.A. Parsons

89–94

Practical application of a combined treatment process for removal of recalcitrant NOM – alum and PAC

R. Fabris, C.W.K. Chow and M. Drikas

95–102

The effects of changing NOM composition and characteristics on coagulation performance, optimisation and control

E.L. Sharp, S.A. Parsons and B. Jefferson

103–111

Enhanced biodegradability of UV and VUV pre-treated natural organic matter

W. Buchanan, F. Roddick, N. Porter and M. Drikas

113–119

Advanced oxidation processes: flowsheet options for bulk natural organic matter removal

C.A. Murray and S.A. Parsons

121–128

Use of ferrate pre-oxidation in enhancing the treatment of NOM-rich lake waters

L. Wei and L. Yong-Mei

129–137

Comparison of MIEX treatment and coagulation on NOM character

J.Y. Morran, M. Drikas, D. Cook and D.B. Bursill

139–145

NOM control options: the next generation

D.A. Fearing, J. Banks, D. Wilson, P.H. Hillis, A.T. Campbell and S.A. Parsons

147–154

Removal of humic acid by biofiltration

O.D. Basu and P.M. Huck

155–163

Micro-ground powdered activated carbon for effective removal of natural organic matter during water treatment

Y. Matsui, R. Murase, T. Sanogawa, N. Aoki, S. Mima, T. Inoue and T. Matsushita

165–174

NOM removal from different raw waters by membrane filtration

F.H. Frimmel, F. Saravia and A. Gorenflo

175–182

Decolorisation of natural organic matter by Phanerochaete chrysosporium: the effect of environmental conditions

K. Rojek, F.A. Roddick and A. Parkinson

183–187

Problem of DOC removal during biological treatment of surface water with a high amount of humic substances

T. Juhna and J. Rubulis

189–196

Effect of fractionated NOM on low-pressure membrane flux declines

S.R. Gray, C.B. Ritchie and B.A. Bolto

197–204

Influence of ionic composition on NOM size and removal by ultrafiltration

W. Xi, W. Rong, A.G. Fane and W. Fook-Sin

205–212

Fouling of a polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane by natural organic matter

G. Makdissy, J.-P. Croué, G. Amy and H. Buisson

213–219

The effect of dissolved natural organic matter on the rate of removal of ferrous iron in fresh waters

A. Ninh Pham, A.L. Rose, A.J. Feitz and T.D. Waite

221–226

Can we predict the removal of MIB and geosmin with PAC by using water quality parameters?

D. Cook and G. Newcombe

227–233

Probing the mechanisms of NOM chlorination using fluorescence: formation of disinfection by-products in Alento River water

M. Fabbricino and G.V. Korshin

235–243

Tuning the enhanced coagulation process to obtain best chlorine and THM profiles in the distribution system

I. Fisher, G. Kastl, A. Sathasivan, P. Chen, J. van Leeuwen, R. Daly and M. Holmes

245–250

Coagulation of natural organic material: effects on speciation of halogenated disinfection by-products

P.C. Singer and L. Liang

251–254

NOM removal for extension of chlorine dioxide residuals and lower biological regrowth potentials

E. Ring, M. Samblebe, M. Leak and S. Gray