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Behaviour of trace organics and dissolved organic matter in granular activated carbon filters for drinking water supply Bernstein, Daniel Richard Manley-Harris, Merilyn Glasgow, Graeme D.E. Lay, Mark C. Granular and biological activated carbon (GAC and BAC) filters are widely used to remove organic compounds from drinking water sources during municipal drinking water treatment. Common uses of GAC filters include removal of taste and odour (T&O) causing compounds such as geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol and reducing the concentration of dissolved organic matter (DOM) which contributes to the formation of disinfection by-products. GAC filters were installed at the Hamilton Drinking Water Treatment Station (HDWTS) in 2006 to address T&O issues and provide protection against cyanobacterial bloom events, and their effectiveness after such a long operational period was unknown. This study aimed to determine whether bacteria had colonised the GAC surface, compare full-scale GAC filters of different ages in their effectiveness in removing T&O compounds and different fractions of the DOM pool, and assess whether bacterially colonised GAC was able to remove high concentrations of T&O compounds during simulated, transient events after being subjected to steady state influent conditions. Results indicated that bacteria colonise the GAC surface quickly, and that T&O compounds and the humic fraction of the DOM are effectively removed. However, the extent to which humic substances were removed appeared to diminish relatively quickly as filters aged, and the protein fraction of the DOM appeared to be resistant to treatment across the entire treatment train. The University of Waikato 2021 Thesis en https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14223 https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstreams/eef679ee-6353-4403-b57a-249b34509dd8/download b75e9e6d40fbfd3a52d674c58d2a33fa https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstreams/1a21ab8e-b9f6-44b5-aa6c-bcd4aed24cd8/download e14202ab27e47ddb00d33097327ba050 https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstreams/8949d6a0-2044-4433-9b34-5f7d57e1d845/download 4fa73206c61c8536b548cd30bb2c6290 All items in Research Commons are provided for private study and research purposes and are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Water Treatment Drinking Water Environmental Chemistry Environmental Engineering Geosmin 2-MIB Taste and Odour DOM EEMS PARAFAC Drinking water -- Purification -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Water -- Purification -- Organic compounds removal -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Water -- Purification -- Filtration -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Water quality management -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Water -- Organic compound content -- Purification -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Filters and filtration -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Carbon, Activated Drinking water -- Microbiology -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Water-supply engineering -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Water -- Purification -- Taste and odor control -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Drinking water treatment units -- New Zealand -- Hamilton Drinking water -- Purification -- Equipment and supplies