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G033: Membrane filtration

Author(s): Smith, M.D.  |  Reed, Brian  |  Shaw, Rod (ed/ill)

Publisher: WEDC
Place of publication: Loughborough University, UK
Year: 2017

Series: WEDC Guide 33
Collection(s): WEDC Bookshop

Price: £2.50
ISBN: 9781911252115

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Abstract:
Faecal matter is an indicator of many diseases that are transmitted by the faecal-oral route, so if faecal organisms are found in water we can assume that disease-causing organisms, commonly called ‘pathogens’, are also present.

Membrane filtration is a means of testing the quality of water for faecal contamination and therefore a way of determining whether a water supply is safe, or whether the water needs treating before consumption. This guide presents an overview of the process.

 

Keywords:
Membrane filtration