Riverbank Filtration : Understanding Contaminant Biogeochemistry and Pathogen Removal: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Held in Tihany, Hungary from 5 to 8 September 2001

Riverbank filtration is widely used in Europe and to some extent in the United States for the public water supply. It is a cost-effective and realisable treatment technology in which horizontal and vertical wells pump a mixture of ground water and induced surface water from a river. This book describes the biogeochemical issues involved in contaminant removal from surface water and the mechanisms of pathogen removal. Specifically, the following three points are considered: \*The role of hydrogeological and well construction factors in the development of redox zones at bank filtration sites and the resulting impacts on contaminant removal. \*The mechanisms of pathogen removal, including the processes, colloid filtration, die-away, decay, and predation. \*The status of riverbank filtration processes in NATO partner countries. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Effect of Biogeochemical, Hydrogeological, and Well Construction Factors on Riverbank Filtrate Quality....Pages 1-16 Hydrogeological Issues of Riverbank Filtration — A Review....Pages 17-41 Organic Matter as the Driving Force in the Solubilization of Fe and Mn During Riverbank Filtration....Pages 43-54 Virus Removal by Soil Passage at Field Scale and Groundwater Protection....Pages 55-84 Removal of Cryptosporidium Using Bank Filtration....Pages 85-121 Elimination of Microcystins by Slow Sand Filtration at the UBA Experimental Field....Pages 123-133 Experiences on the Fate of Organic Micropollutants During Riverbank Filtration....Pages 135-151 Public Health Aspects of Riverbank Filtration....Pages 153-176 Groundwater Quality Processes after Bank Infiltration from the Danube at Čunovo....Pages 177-219 Use of Bank Filtration in Hungary....Pages 221-228 Laboratory and Field Studies of Pollutant Removal....Pages 229-233 Riverbank Filtration in Water Supply in Romania—Old Solutions, New Problems....Pages 235-245 Conclusions and Recommendations of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop: Contaminant Biogeochemistry and Pathogen Removal Efficiency....Pages 247-250 Back Matter....Pages 251-253 In Europe, riverbank filtration (RBF) has been the primary mode of drinking water production for many cities located along major rivers such as the Danube in Central Europe (from Austria to Black Sea), Rhine and Elbe in Germany, Lot and Seine in France, and Rhine in the Netherlands, as well as along rivers in Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Spain. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Tihany, Hungary, from 5 to 8 September 2001