Transport of Escherichia coli in Saturated Porous Media

PhD, Unesco-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-44477-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

When wastewater infiltrates into the soil, groundwater may be contaminated. If the distance from source of pollution to point of groundwater abstraction is small, there is a real chance of abstracting pathogenic microorganisms. In this book, the transport of Escherichia coli in aquifers under saturated conditions is studied. Starting point is the well known colloid filtration theory. Straining or physical sieving, geochemical heterogeneity, variable deposition rate coefficients, and preferential flow mechanisms are then included in the theory. The case of Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, served to evaluate the importance of bacteria transport processes in a field situation. This book is useful for hydrogeologists concerned with microbiological contamination of aquifers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Foppen, Jan Willem

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Transport and survival of Escherichia coli and thermotolerant coliforms in aquifers under saturated conditions – a review 11 Chapter 3 Determining straining of Escherichia coli from breakthrough curves Chapter 4 Measuring and modeling straining of Escherichia coliin saturated porous media Chapter 5 Transport of E. coli in columns of geochemically heterogeneous sediment Chapter 6 The effect of humic acid on the attachment of Escherichia coli in columns of goethite coated sand Chapter 7 Effect of goethite coating and humic acid on the transport of bacteriophage PRD1 in columns of saturated sand Chapter 8 Transport of Escherichia coli in saturated porous media: dual mode deposition and intra-population heterogeneity Chapter 9 Managing water under stress in Sana’a, Yemen Chapter 10 Impact of high-strength wasterwater infiltration on groundwater quality and drinking water supply: the case of Sana’a, Yemen Chapter 11 Using the transport and survival characteristics of Escherichia coli to conceptualize flow behavior during waste water infiltration in an unconfined urban aquifer Chapter 12 Summary, conclusions and recommendations

Über Autor(innen)

Jan Willem Foppen