SOME NOTES ON VIRUS RETENTION BY SAND
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Research Foundation in The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 23 (6) , 337-344
- https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.23.337
Abstract
Using bacterial virus MS2 against Escherichia coli, a systematic investigation was conducted to study virus retention by sand. Virus sorption on sand was influenced by water chemistry of the system. The rate of sorption and sorptive capacity decreased with increase in the system pH in the range of 6.0-8.4. The highest virus sorption was observed with a natural ground water high in Ca and Mg, at pH 7.8. Results of the percolation column test and rapid sand filtration study showed that sand was effective in removing the model virus from percolating water and during filtration. Viruses were not immobilized or inactivated following their retention or removal by sand.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Fate of Wastewater Bacteria and Viruses in SoilJournal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division, 1975