An investigation on the removal of escherichia coli by ion exchange resins

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of typical cation and anion exchange resins to remove Escherichia coli from water. The objective was to obtain a method of purifying slightly polluted, private well water supplies. The investigation consisted of passing water samples, inoculated with known concentrations of Escherichia coli, through resin columns of known volumes. The resins were subjected to varying Escherichia coli concentrations and cycles of regeneration. The results indicated the anion exchange resin, Amberlite IRA-400, possessed the highest potential for removing Escherichia coli.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sanitary Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Sanitary Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1957

Author dc:creator

• Blair, Thomas Jackson

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Parsons, William A.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Whittemore, John A.
• Brinker, Russell C.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-11152013-040109

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45700