Water Quality Monitoring Using Particle Analysis

Adams, Hunter; Barrowman, Polly; Southard, Mark; Appleton, Emily; Reeder, Sam; Nix, Daniel

doi:10.1002/awwa.2180

Journal AWWA

2023

DOI: 10.1002/awwa.2180

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Water Quality Monitoring Using Particle Analysis

Hunter Adams,

Polly Barrowman,

Mark Southard

et al.

Abstract: Key TakeawaysRegular monitoring of particle concentration in conjunction with turbidity analysis provides supplementary data that can provide important water quality information.Particle analysis using flow imaging microscopy (FIM) can help operators better understand various treatment processes and algae growth in source waters.Specific size ranges can be monitored using FIM for target pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia.

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Measuring the effectiveness of an integrated algae bloom, T&O, and cyanotoxin monitoring program

Adams,

Southard,

Reeder

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The City of Wichita Falls (CWF) Cypress Environmental Laboratory (CEL) established an integrated monitoring program in response to extreme taste and odor (T&O) events in 2016. The program uses field monitoring with sondes, sensory analysis to describe types of odors, water quality bench testing, algae/cyanobacteria identification and enumeration by flow-imaging microscopy, actinomycetes culturing, T&O detection by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), cyanotoxin screening by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and cyanotoxin detection by fluorometry. To date, the CEL had detected 16 T&O events prior to finished tap being discharged to the distribution system. This has allowed utility staff to take proactive measures to mitigate events, which has virtually eliminated consumer T&O complaints. This article provides a brief history of T&O analysis, means to monitor and mitigate blooms, T&O compounds, and cyanotoxins, and measures the effectiveness of the CEL's monitoring program by evaluating each T&O event, and specifically geosmin.

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Measuring the effectiveness of an integrated algae bloom, T&O, and cyanotoxin monitoring program

Adams,

Southard,

Reeder

et al. 2023

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Water Quality Monitoring Using Particle Analysis

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