Practical Management of Biogenic Odors at Drinking Water Treatment Plants
Key Takeaways More than 30 distinct odorants have been reported within operational‐scale drinking water treatment plants. Conventional treatment removes microbial cells but is less successful with dissolved odorants. Activated carbon will adsorb most dissolved odorants effectively, especially post‐ozonation.
Authors
- Lisa Hamilton
- Richard M. Stuetz
- Hunter Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7288-208X)
- Bojan Tamburic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-9380)
- Kaye Power
- Jin Zhu
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Water Works Association
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.70041
- Primary Topic
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00