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Organic carbon uptake and mineralization in slow sand filters and their relation to process variables. <i>Journal of Water Process Engineering 77</i>: 108396. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108396\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108396</a>","BEntID":435009,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":0,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Journal of Water Process Engineering 77</i>: 108396. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108396\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108396</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Khojah, B.; Sadeghi, S.; Polerecky, L.; Middelburg, J.; Van Oevelen, D.; van der Meer, M.T.J.; Behrends, T","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Khojah, B. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"<span style=\"color:rgb(31,31,31);\">Slow sand filtration (SSF) is a widely used biofiltration method for drinking water treatment, yet quantitative measures of biological activity, specifically in terms of carbon uptake and mineralization, are not well established. This study assessed biological activity in mature SSF systems operated by three Dutch drinking water companies using carbon concentration measurements, isotopic signature analyses, and </span><sup>13</sup><span style=\"color:rgb(31,31,31);\">C-labeled glucose tracer experiments. Our results revealed measurable differences in carbon concentrations and isotopic signatures between influent and effluent waters. Specifically, DOC concentrations decreased by up to 0.13&nbsp;mmol&nbsp;L</span><sup>−1</sup><span style=\"color:rgb(31,31,31);\">, while DIC concentrations increased by up to 0.84&nbsp;mmol&nbsp;L</span><sup>−1</sup><span style=\"color:rgb(31,31,31);\">. Additionally, δ</span><sup>13</sup><span style=\"color:rgb(31,31,31);\">C-DOC and δ</span><sup>13</sup><span style=\"color:rgb(31,31,31);\">C-DIC values exhibited shifts of up to +1.9&nbsp;‰ and&nbsp;2.9&nbsp;‰, respectively, indicative of carbon uptake and mineralization. Biological activity varied across filters, as reflected in the time required for complete removal of glucose, which ranged from 5 to over 48&nbsp;h and correlated with assimilable organic carbon (AOC) removal rates. AOC loading appeared to be the primary driver of bioactivity, with the lowest activity found in a filter fed with dune-infiltrated water and the highest in a filter receiving ozonated influent water. 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