REVIEW OF BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATTER DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES
Report No FR0426
P H Jago
Dec 1993
SUMMARY
I BENEFITS
The customer will benefit from a better understanding of all the current procedures that have been reported for the determination of the biodegradable organic matter in water, and how these procedures can be applied.
II OBJECTIVES
To produce a state of the art review of assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and biodegradable organic carbon (BDOC) measurement procedures and their application.
III REASONS
The water industry requires a better understanding of the impact of novel water treatment processes on biodegradable organic matter (BOM), and on the implications of BOM on water quality in distribution. Reliable methods of measurement are therefore req uired. A review of the literature is required to establish which method or methods are most reliable and usable in the operational situation.
IV CONCLUSIONS
V RESUME OF CONTENTS
This report has been produced in connection with the Foundation for Water Research contract on Water Quality in Distribution (F-1702). The report is a review of current methods for determining the concentration of biodegradable organic matter in water.
Copies of the Report are available from FWR, price £15.00 less 20% to FWR Members