title: Bioluminescence-based method for measuring assimilable organic carbon in pretreatment water for reverse osmosis membrane desalination.
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.
authors.affiliation: American Water, 213 Carriage Lane, Delran, New Jersey 08075, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Weinrich
authors.forename: Orren D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: LeChevallier
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000378:metabolism; D009995:Osmosis; D054712:Salinity; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000378:metabolism; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002244:Carbon