Publisher's Synopsis
Water utilities in the United Kingdom and the United States are faced with problems associated with treating waters with elevated dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and color levels. These periods of increased organic loading can lead to a number of operational problems due to the difficulty in treating these waters. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the impact of elevated organic content waters on conventional and alternative treatment processes, to understand why weak flocs are formed, and to assess the impact of floc strength on downstream clarification processes.