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Bench and pilot testing under the ICR
Author(s) -
Krasner Stuart W.,
Westrick James J.,
Regli Stig
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1995.tb06411.x
Subject(s) - total organic carbon , environmental science , workgroup , raw water , agency (philosophy) , waste management , activated carbon , groundwater , business , environmental chemistry , environmental protection , environmental engineering , engineering , chemistry , computer science , computer network , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , epistemology , adsorption
Larger systems with high TOC concentrations are likely to be required by the ICR to conduct bench or pilot studies of granular activated carbon or membranes for the control of DBP precursors. The Information Collection Rule (ICR) will require surface water systems serving ≥100,000 people with raw‐water total organic carbon (TOC) levels of >4.0 mg/L and groundwater systems serving ≥50,000 people with finished‐water TOC levels of >2.0 mg/L to conduct bench or pilot studies of granular activated carbon or membranes for the control of disinfection by‐product (DBP) precursors. The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed and is considering an approach to ensure that adequate data are obtained and that the resources for performing these studies are appropriately distributed. Also, the AWWA Disinfectants/DBP Technical Advisory Workgroup has developed a database on the geographic and temporal distribution of TOC in the United States.