Pathogen contamination in storm water presents a serious public health risk. Traditional methods for determining bacterial counts may fail in accurately predicting the extent of pathogen contamination in natural waters. This study focuses on developing quantitative molecular methods based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for analyzing human viruses present at low concentrations in storm water and storm water-impacted locations. An additional goals is the adaptation of hollow fiber ultra-filtration technology to large volume reduction of water samples.

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Filtration (mathematics)

Waterborne diseases

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Biological Fixed Film Systems

Water Environment Research (2005)

Tong Yu Wei Lin Belinda S. McSwain Miao Yu Xiaoqi Jackie Zhang

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10.2175/106143005x54399

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Biological Fixed Film Systems

Water Environment Research (2006)

Wei Lin Belinda S. McSwain Kasumakar Sharma Xiaoqi Zhang Tong Yu

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10.2175/106143006x119215

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Biological Fixed-Film Systems

Water Environment Research (2003)

Tong Yu Wei Lin Ellen Y. Tian Belinda S. McSwain

Overview.The work reviewed here was published during 2002 and described researches that involve biofilms treating pollutants.This review explicitly excludes research in medical biofilms, dental biofilms, biofilms causing corrosion and biofilm formation in drinking water treatment and distribution systems.Anaerobic Processes is a separate section of this issue, therefore, anaerobic biofilm treatment systems research is not reviewed here.However, denitrification in biofilm treatment systems is covered when appropriate.Similarly, biofilm systems for the treatment of air pollutants are not covered in this section (subject of the Gaseous Emissions from Wastewater Facilities section).Coverage.The references catalogued here are divided on the basis of fundamental research area or reactor types.Fundamental research into biofilms is presented in two sections, characterization/measurement and growth/modeling.The reactor types that are covered are trickling filters, rotating biological contactors, fluidized bed and airlift bioreactors, submerged bed biofilm reactors, biological granular activated carbon, membrane bioreactors, and immobilized cell reactors.Thereafter, innovative reactors that are not easily classified are presented, and an additional section on biofilms on sand, soil, and sediment is given.

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10.2175/106143003x141402

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