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. 1997 Mar;63(3):978–982. doi: 10.1128/aem.63.3.978-982.1997

Poliovirus-1 Inactivation and Interaction with Biofilm: a Pilot-Scale Study

F Quignon, M Sardin, L Kiene, L Schwartzbrod
PMCID: PMC1389126  PMID: 14692421

Abstract

A pilot-scale study was initiated to examine the behavior of viruses pulse injected into a distribution system. The influence of a free-chlorine residual and that of virus preadsorption to clay particles was evaluated by tracing the viruses both in the water flow and after elution from the biofilm. These experiments demonstrated, first, that virus preadsorption on 40 mg of Na-montmorillonite per liter increased the residence time of the viruses within the pilot plant by roughly three times and, second, that preadsorption to clay did not prevent viruses from being inactivated by chlorine. Moreover, with no clay added, a greater amount of viruses was recovered from the biofilm than from the water flow (by a factor of 2 or 10 in the absence or presence of chlorine, respectively), indicating a tendency for virus accumulation within biofilms.

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