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Lauren A Weinrich1, Orren D Schneider, Mark W LeChevallier
1American Water, 213 Carriage Lane, Delran, New Jersey 08075, USA.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
|December 15, 2010
Abstract:
A bioluminescence-based assimilable organic carbon (AOC) test was developed for determining the biological growth potential of seawater within the reverse osmosis desalination pretreatment process. The test uses Vibrio harveyi, a marine organism that exhibits constitutive luminescence and is nutritionally robust. AOC was measured in both a pilot plant and a full-scale desalination plant pretreatment.
