Project 405

Taste-and-Odor Problems Associated With Chlorine Dioxide

$252,547
Completed
Principal Investigator
Robert Hoehn
Project Manager
Jeffrey L Oxenford
Contractor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Advanced Treatment
Taste & Odor
Treatment
Water Quality

Abstract

Determines causes of and methods to control distribution system taste and odor problems related to chlorine dioxide use. Evaluates causes through chemical analysis at sites experiencing the problem and through a survey of utilities that use chlorine dioxide. Also investigates powdered activated carbon as a control method. Published in 1991.