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Rejection of MS‐2 virus by RO membranes
Author(s) -
Adham Samer S.,
Trussell R. Shane,
Gagliardo Paul F.,
Trussell R. Rhodes
Publication year - 1998
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.1551-8833.1998.tb08505.x
Subject(s) - reverse osmosis , membrane , osmosis , chemistry , environmental science , environmental engineering , biochemistry
If reverse osmosis is to be used for pathogen removal, quality control measures are necessary. A bench‐scale study was conducted to evaluate MS‐2 virus rejection by reverse osmosis membranes. Viruses were recovered in permeate passing through some of the membrane structures. Thus, if reverse osmosis is to be used for pathogen removal, quality control measures on reverse osmosis membrane manufacturing are necessary to ensure that the required level of removals are achieved consistently.