Evaluating Ultrasonicator Performance for Cyanobacteria Management at Freshwater Sources.

ABSTRACT: Algal blooms consisting of potentially toxic cyanobacteria are a growing source water management challenge faced by water utilities globally. Commercially available sonication devices are designed to mitigate this challenge by targeting cyanobacteria-specific cellular features and aim to inhibit cyanobacterial growth within water bodies. There is limited available literature evaluating this technology; therefore, a sonication trial was conducted in a drinking water reservoir within regional Victoria, Australia across an 18-month period using one device. The trial reservoir, referred to as Reservoir C, is the final reservoir in a local network of reservoirs managed by a regional water utility. Sonicator efficacy was evaluated through qualitative and quantitative analysis of algal and cyanob

SUBMITTER: Vaughan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10051689 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature