Behavior of Musty Odorous Compounds during the Process of Water Treatment

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Abstract
Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) are two of the causative compounds responsible for the musty odor problem in drinking water. Geosmin and MIB in raw water were present both in solution and in a suspended form mostly associated with the host cyanobacteria. Geosmin and MIB in suspended form were well removed by coagulation and sedimentation alone. Geosmin present in solution could be removed almost to an undetectable level in the rapid sand filter of the pilot plant where no pre-chlorination was practiced. Breakpoint pre-chlorination, however, forced geosmin and MIB present inside of the host algae to leak into the water. The concentration of MIB decreased in a sedimentation basin during the daytime, but not at night in the plant practicing breakpoint pre-chlorination. Geosmin and MIB were both decomposed under sunlight in the presence of free residual chlorine.

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