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Characterizations of Assimilable Organic Carbon, Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Carbon, and Bacterial Regrowth in Distribution Systems by Water Treatment

배수관망에서 수처리에 의한 AOC, BDOC및 세균성장의 특성

  • Chang, Young-Cheol (Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Central Florida) ;
  • Kweon Jung (Division of Waste, Seoul Metropolitan Government Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Yoo, Young-Sik (Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul Health College) ;
  • Kang, Mi-Hye (Division of Waste, Seoul Metropolitan Government Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Andrew A. Randall (Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Central Florida)
  • Published : 2002.12.01
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Abstract

Two full-scale distribution systems, one treating water by ozonation and another treating water by nanofiltration in parallel with lime softening, were monitored for bacterial growth. Both systems kept disinfectant residuals surf as chlorine and chloramine in their respective distribution systems. Bacterial growth was assessed by heterotrophic plate counts (HPC) on R2A agar. In the distribution systems fed by ozonated water, HPCs were correlated ($R^2$= 0.97) using an exponential model with the assimilable organic carbon (AOC) at each sampling site. Also, it was observed that ozonation caused a significant increase in the AOC concentration of the distribution system (over 100％ increase) as well as a significant increase in the bacterial counts of the distribution system (average increase over 100％). The HPCs from the distribution systems fed by nanofiltration in parallel with lime-softening water also displayed an exponential correlation ($R^2$ = 0.75) with an exponential model based on AOC. No significant correlation was found between bacteria growth on R2A agar and BDOC concentrations. Therefore, in agreement with previous work, bacterial growth in the distribution systems was found to correlate with AOC concentrations.

배수관망에서의 박테리아 재 증식은 큰 현안문제로 대두되고 있으며 이를 억제하기 위한 염소소독 또한 발암성의 부산물인 THMs(trihalomethanes)등을 생성시킬 우려 때문에 미국에서는 오존살균처리 또는 나노여과 (nanofiltration) 법으로 대체해 오고 있다. 그러나 종래의 많은 bench scale 실험결과를 통해 이러한 처리 이후에 잔존하는 미량의 유기물(assimilable organic carbon)이 박테리아 재 증식에 계속하여 영향을 주고 있다는 결과가 AOC(assimilable organic carbon)와 박테리아 재증식의 상관관계를 통하여 밝혀지고 있다. 그러나 현재까지 이러한 연구결과를 full-scale규모의 현장시설에서 직접 검토한 예는 없다. 따라서 본 실험은 미국플로리다주에 위치한 두 지역의 full-scale배수관망 시설을 선정하여 실시하였다. 첫 번째 시설은 오존 살균처리를 그리고 다른 한곳은 나노여과와 석회 연수법 (lime softening)을 병행한 처리법을 사용하고 있다. 박테리아 증식은 R2A 배지를 사용하는 HPC(heterotrophic plate counts)법으로 평가했으며 오존이 공급된 배수관망에서의 HPC 는 각 셈플링 지점의 AOC값을 이용한 지수모델과 높은 상관관계가 있음이 판명되었다($R^2$=0.97). 또한 오존처리는 100%이상의 AOC 농도증가를 나타냈다. 나노여과법과 석회연수법을 병행하고 있는 시설에서도 AOC에 근거한 지수모델과 상관관계를 나타냈다($R^2$=0.75). 그러나 BDOC(biodegradable dissolved organic carbon)는 박테리아 증식에 있어 매우 낮은 상관관계 값을 표시했다($R^2$=0.11). 결과적으로 종래의 많은 bench scale실험결과와 같이 AOC는 배수관망에서의 박테리아 증식과 크게 상관관계를 갖고 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

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