| Abstract: | Laboratory-scale virus transport experiments were conducted in columns packed with sand under saturated and unsaturated conditions. The viruses employed were the male-specific RNA coliphage, MS2, and the Salmonella typhimurium phage, PRD1. The mathematical model developed by Sim and Chrysikopoulos (Water Resour Res 36:173-179, 2000) that accounts for processes responsible for removal of viruses during vertical transport in one-dimensional, unsaturated porous media was used to fit the data collected from the laboratory experiments. The liquid to liquid-solid and liquid to air-liquid interface mass transfer rate coefficients were shown to increase for both bacteriophage as saturation levels were reduced. The experimental results indicate that even for unfavorable attachment conditions within a sand column (e.g., phosphate-buffered saline solution; pH = 7.5; ionic strength = 2 mM), saturation levels can affect virus transport through porous media. ?? Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. |
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| ProdID: | 70033041 |
| Citation Author: | Anders, R.; Chrysikopoulos, C. V. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Transport in Porous Media |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Transport of viruses through saturated and unsaturated columns packed with sand; 2009; Article; Journal; Transport in Porous Media; Anders, R.; Chrysikopoulos, C. V. |
| Citation Start Page: | 121 |
| Citation Volume: | 76 |
| Citation Year: | 2009 |
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| Text: | Transport of viruses through saturated and unsaturated columns packed with sand; 2009; Article; Journal; Transport in Porous Media; Anders, R.; Chrysikopoulos, C. V. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-008-9239-3 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 2009 00:00 -0600 |
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