Journal article
Diagnosing water treatment critical control points for cyanobacterial removal: Exploring benefits of combined microscopy, next-generation sequencing, and cell integrity methods
Arash Zamyadi, Caitlin Romanis, Toby Mills, Brett Neilan, Florence Choo, Lucila A Coral, Deb Gale, Gayle Newcombe, Nick Crosbie, Richard Stuetz, Rita K Henderson
Water Research | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2019
Abstract
A wide range of cyanobacterial species and their harmful metabolites are increasingly detected in water bodies worldwide, exacerbated by climate change and human activities. The resulting bloom conditions represent significant challenges to production of safe drinking water and cost effective water reuse, therefore their removal is a priority to ensure public safety. While current microscopic taxonomy identification methods provide valuable information about cell numbers during treatment, these methods are incapable of providing information about the fate of cells during treatment. The objectives of this study were to (1) identify the critical control points for breakthrough and accumulation..
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Awarded by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Project from South Australian Water Corporation (SA Water)
Awarded by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Project from Seqwater
Awarded by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Project from Melbourne Water
Awarded by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Project from Water New South Wales (WaterNSW)
Awarded by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Project from New South Wales Department of Industry - Water
Awarded by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Project from Water Corporation
Awarded by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Project from Water Research Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
This publication was supported by Melbourne Water and Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects funding scheme (project number LP1301000330) which included support from South Australian Water Corporation (SA Water), Seqwater, Melbourne Water, Water New South Wales (WaterNSW), New South Wales Department of Industry - Water, Water Corporation and Water Research Australia. The authors wish to express their gratitude to the operational staff at the studied water treatment plants for their support and collaboration. The authors also acknowledge the support provided by UNSW UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science & Technology, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, "Algal Blooms, Treatment, Risk Assessment, Prediction and Prevention through Genomics (ATRAPP) - Genome Quebec/Genome Canada", Ms. Lila Azouz from McGill University Health Centre during revision of the manuscript.