Effects of Well Intake Systems on Removal of Algae, Bacteria, and Natural Organic Matter

Aquifer Treatment of Sea Water to Remove Natural Organic Matter Before Desalination

“…They also concluded that the length of the travel path from the sea to the production wells and the residence time of the infiltrated sea water in the aquifer may be the dominant factors controlling the rate of reduction. However, the removal of TEP does seem to occur at higher percentages in carbonate compared to siliciclastic aquifers (Rachman et al 2015), which confirms what was observed by Perry et al (2004).…”

“…The invention of the LCOCD method and the vast improvements made in the accuracy of the measured fractions is relatively new and not commonly used in groundwater investigations in the past. The protocols and methods developed by Huber et al () were followed in order to measure different fractions of NOM using LCOCD and have been previously described in Rachman et al () and Dehwah and Missimer ().…”

“…This group of substances does have similarity to TEP in sea water which is produced by extracellular excretion. The aquifer matrix material, limestone or siliciclastic, does not appear to have a distinct impact on the removal percentage of the NOM fractions based on a number of investigations documented in Rachman et al (2015). They also concluded that the length of the travel path from the sea to the production wells and the residence time of the infiltrated sea water in the aquifer may be the dominant factors controlling the rate of reduction.…”