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Table 1 Total cell count per liter volume of the three BAC filters

From: Quantification of microbial degradation activities in biological activated carbon filters by reverse stable isotope labelling

Day

Cell number (1011/L)

Filter 1

Filter 2

Filter 3

82

7.7 ± 1.8

7.3 ± 2.6

7.4 ± 1.2

88

8.1 ± 2.7

7.3 ± 1.0

7.4 ± 0.8

95

8.6 ± 1.4

7.3 ± 1.0

8.2 ± 1.6

96

4.5 ± 0.9

4.7 ± 1.0

4.3 ± 0.8

103

8.6 ± 2.3

7.8 ± 2.6

7.0 ± 1.6

  1. The biomass densities were measured from activated carbon samples taken from the top surface of the filter beds. Data show means of three replicates ± standard deviation. Filters 1 and 2 were filled with granular activated carbon whereas filter 3 was filled with extruded activated carbon
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