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. 1975 Jul;30(1):58–65. doi: 10.1128/am.30.1.58-65.1975

Comparative Study of Four Microporous Filters for Concentrating Viruses from Drinking Water

Walter Jakubowski 1, William F Hill Jr 1, Norman A Clarke 1
PMCID: PMC187114  PMID: 167662

Abstract

Four microporous virus-adsorbent filter media for recovering low levels of virus from 380 liters of drinking water were compared. In addition, two of the filter media were compared with 1,900 liters of drinking water. The filter media evaluated were MF nitrocellulose membranes (293 mm), AA Cox M-780 epoxy-fiberglass-asbestos disks (267 mm), K-27 yarn-wound fiberglass cartridges + AA Cox M-780 disks (127 mm), and Balston epoxy-fiberglass tubes (24.5 by 63.5 mm). The filters were used to concentrate seeded poliovirus from 380 liters of finished drinking water. Sodium thiosulfate was added to the drinking water to neutralize chlorine, and hydrochloric acid was added to adjust the pH to 3.5. Virus was eluted from the filters with glycine-NaOH buffer at pH 11.5. In terms of virus recovery efficiency, the filter media ranked Balston > Cox 267-mm > MF 293-mm ≃ K-27 + Cox 127-mm, but differences were slight. The Balston filters and holders were also superior to the other systems in terms of size, weight, cost, and handling factors. Experiments with 2- and 8-μm porosity Balston filters showed no statistically significant difference in virus recovery. Virus was readily detected by the Balston and the MF 293-mm systems at input levels of 12 to 22 PFU/1,900 liters. Preliminary experiments indicated that an elution pH lower than 11.5 may be satisfactory.

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