Reducing production of taste and odor by deep-living cyanobacteria in drinking water reservoirs by regulation of water level

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Abatement and control of algae producing toxins and creating taste & odor (T&O) in drinking water sources is a major challenge for water supply. This study proposes a strategy based on water level regulation for controlling odor-producing cyanobacteria in source water. Miyun Reservoir, Beijing’s main surface water source, has suffered from 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB)-induced T&O problems caused by deep-living Planktothrix sp. since 2002. The biomass of Planktothrix was found to be mainly governed by the water depth above its sediment habitat.

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@Article{su2017reducing,
    title       = {Reducing production of taste and odor by deep-living cyanobacteria in drinking water reservoirs by regulation of water level},
    author      = {Ming Su and Dongmin Jia and Jianwei Yu and Rolf D. Vogt and Jingshi Wang and Wei An and Min Yang},
    year        = 2017,
    journal     = {Science of The Total Environment},
    volume      = 574,
    pages       = {1477--1483},
    doi         = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.134}
}