Practical Management of Biogenic Odors at Drinking Water Treatment Plants

Key Points

• The aim is to identify effective strategies for managing biogenic odors in drinking water treatment plants.
• Identified over 30 distinct odorants in operational drinking water treatment facilities.
• Evaluated the efficiency of conventional treatment methods in removing microbial cells and dissolved odorants.
• Assessed the effectiveness of activated carbon in adsorbing dissolved odorants, particularly after ozonation.
• Conventional treatment effectively removes microbial cells but struggles with dissolved odorants.
• Activated carbon significantly adsorbs most dissolved odorants, especially when used after ozonation.