GUINDY EXPERIMENTAL FILTERS,

APPENDIX VII, TABLE II.

Results of Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of samples of Adyar River water and of filtered water from two sand filters worked at rates of 12 and 16 inches vertical per hour.

Date of examina-
tion of samples.
Raw water. Filter with tiles. Filter without tiles. Remarks.
Bacteriological. Phy-
sical
Chemical. Bacteriological. Phy-
sical.
Chemical. Bacteriological. Phy-
sical.
Chemical.
Lactose fermenters
present in how many
C.Cs.?
Total Colonies per
C.C. on Agar at
37ºC.
Colour and Trans-
parency.
Parts per 100,000. Lactose fermenters
present in how
many C.Cs.?
Total Colonies per
C.C. on Agar at
37ºC.
Colour and Trans-
parency.
Parts per 100,000. Lactose fermenters
present in how
many C.Cs.?
Total Colonies per
C.C. on Agar at
37ºC.
Colour and Trans-
parency.
Parts per 100,000.
Total Solids. Free Ammo-
nia.
Albuminoid
Ammonia.
Absorbed
Oxygen.
Total Solids. Free Ammo-
nia.
Albuminoid
Ammonia.
Absorbed
Oxygen.
Total Solids. Free Ammo-
nia.
Alduminoid
Ammonia.
Absorbed
Oxygan.
(12 inches vertical per hour.)
26th Dec. 1921. 0.1 C.C. 4,700 Y. H. 46.00 0.003 0.036 0.100 1 C C. 2,900 Y.C. 44.00 Trace. 0.020 0.070 1 C.C. 3,000 Y. C. 44.00 0.002 0.019 0.070 Experiment No. 5.
27th " 0.1 C.C. 3,803 Y. H. 45.00 0.002 0.037 0.200 1 C.C 680 S. Y.C. 44.00 0.002 0.017 0.136 5 C.C. 490 S.Y.C. 44.00 0.002 0.018 0.136
30th " 0.1 C.C. 2,700 Y. H. 42.00 0.002 0.029 0.149 20 C.C. 480 S.Y.C. 41.00 0.002 0.019 0.102 20 C.C. 520 S.Y.C. 40.00 0.002 0.018 0.102
 4th Jan. 1922. 0.1 C.C. 2,500 Y. O. 45.00 0.002 0.031 0.219 60 C.C. 390 S.Y.C. 44.00 Trace. 0.016 0.143 20 C.C. 610 S.Y.C 44.00 0.002 0.019 0.162
 7th " 0.1 C.C. 4,800 Y. O. 49.00 0.002 0.031 0.229 60 C.C. 420 S.Y.C. 46.00 Do. 0.017 0.152 20 C.C. 80 S.Y.C. 48.00 Trace. 0.020 0.171
11th " 0.1 C.C. 3,900 W. O. 44.00 0.003 0.036 0.190 20 C.C. 510 S.Y.C. 41.40 0.003 0.018 0.143 20 C.C. 40 S.Y.C. 42.00 0.003 0.019 0.133
 5th Dec. 1922. 0.1 C.C. 9,800 W. O. 26.80 0.003 0.016 0.168 5 C.C. 2,600 W. O. 19.00 0.002 0.008 0.116 5 C.C. 2,800 W. O. 21.00 Trace. 0.012 0.126 Experiment No. 6.
 7th " 0.1 C.C. 8,400 W. O. 28.00 0.004 0.018 0.174 5 C.C. 1,900 W. H. 20.00 Trace. 0 006 0.123 5 C.C. 2,400 W.H. 20.60 Do. 0.004 0.123
11th " 0.1 C.C. 4,700 W. O. 34.00 0.002 0.022 0.270 5 C.C. 1,700 W. H. 24.00 Do. 0.004 0.080 5 C.C. 2,100 W.H. 24.00 0.002 0.003 0.00
14th " 0.1 C.C. 5.400 W. O. 34.00 0.002 0.022 0.120 20 C.C. 270 S.Y.C. 28.00 Do. 0.004 0.060 60 C.C. 120 S.Y C. 28.00 Trace. 0.004 0.060
18th " 0.01 C.C. 6,700 W. O. 37.00 0.002 0.020 0.205 60 C.C. 130 S.Y.C. 33.00 Do. 0.004 0.089 60 C.C. 180 Y. C. 33.00 0.002 0.003 0.078
21st Apr. 1923. 0.1 C.C. 3,700 Y. C. 44.00 0.002 0.034 0.224 5 C.C. 610 S.Y.C. 43.00 0.004 0.018 0.166 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Experiment No. 7.
24th " 0.1 C.C. 3,700 Y. C. 43.00 0.002 0.036 0.242 5 C.C. 590 Y.C. 41.40 0.004 0.024 0.167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27th " 0.1 C.C. 2,100 Y. H. 45.00 0.002 0.036 0.260 20 C.C. 610 Y.C. 43.00 0.007 0.022 0.195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 1st May 1223. 0.1 C.C. 1,800 Y. H. 46.00 0.005 0.038 0.248 60 C.C. 630 Y.C. 45.40 0.009 0.026 0.205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 4th " 0.1 C.C. 4,200 Y. H. 41.00 0.003 0.030 0.174 20 C.C. 720 S. Y .C. 40.00 0.002 0.017 0.113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 7th " 0.1 C.C. 4,100 W. O. 44.00 0.003 0.030 0.190 5 C.C. 860 S.Y.C. 42.00 0.002 0.016 0.114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12th May 1923. 0.1 C.C. 3,800 S.Y.H. 42.00 Trace. 0.030 0.231 20 C.C. 260 Y.C. 42.00 0.002 0.016 0. 189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Experi-ment No. 8.
17th " 0.01 C.C. 3,410 S.Y.O. 45.00 0.003 0.032 0.253 60 C.C. 250 S.Y.C. 44.00 0.002 0.016 0.169 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22nd " 0.01 C.C. 3,120 Y. O. 46.00 0.002 0.040 0.308 20 C.C. 320 S.Y.C. 44.00 Trace. 0.022 0.153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26th " 0.01 C.C. 3,060 Y. O. 45.00 Trace. 0.032 0.287 20 C.C. 340 Y.C. 44.00 0.002 0.022 0.205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(16 inches vertical per hour.)
19th Jan. 1922. 0.01 C.C. 3,900 W.O. 42.00 0.002 0.031 0.171 1 C.C. 2,100 S.Y.C. 41.00 0.002 0.016 0.133 1 C.C. 2,300 S.Y.C. 42.00 0.002 0.019 0.143 Experiment No. 9.
23rd " 0.01 C.C. 3,100 Y. H. 44.00 Trace. 0.030 0.152 60 C.C. 470 S.Y.C. 41.00 0.002 0.013 0.105 -20 C.C. 520 S.Y.C. 42.00 Trace. 0.012 0.095
26th " 0.1 C.C. 3,000 Y. H. 44.00 0.002 0.028 0.171 60 C.C. 440 S.Y.C. 43.00 0.002 0.013 0.124 -20 C.C. 510 S.Y.C 43.60 0.002 0.015 0.124
30th " 0.1 C.C. 2,700 Y. H. 46.00 0.002 0.027 0.127 -60 C.C. 410 Y.C. 43.00 0.002 0.013 0.098 -60 C.C. 400 Y. C 43.60 0.002 0.016 0.098
 2nd Feb. 1922. 0.1 C.C. 2,620 Y. H. 45.00 0.003 0.031 0.127 -60 C.C. 380 Y.C. 43.00 0.003 0.015 0.078 -60 C C. 490 Y. C. 43.00 0.004 0.015 0.068
 6th " 0.1 C.C. 3,910 Y. C. 43.00 Trace. 0.027 0.124 -60 C.C. 360 S.Y.C. 42.00 6.002 0.015 0.86 -60 C.C. 390 S Y C. 43.00 0.003 0.017 0.95
10th Feb. 1922. 0.1 C.C. 4,200 Y. C. 43.00 0 002 0.029 0.160 1 C.C. 2,800 S.Y.C. 42.00 Trace. 0.019 0.120 1 C.C. 2,700 S. Y.C. 42.60 0.002 0.017 0.120 Experiment No. 10.
13th " 0.1 C.C. 3,800 Y. H. 42.00 0.002 0.029 0.164 5 C.C. 870 S.Y.C. 42.00 Do. 0.017 0.092 5 C.C. 900 S.Y.C. 42.00 0.002 0.015 0.103
16th " 0.1 C.C. 2,900 Y. H. 42.60 0.002 0.036 0.147 10 C.C. 490 S.Y.C. 41.00 Do. 0.013 0 074 10 C.C. 510 S.Y.C. 43.00 0.005 0.019 0.084
20th " 0.01 C.C. 3,100 Y. C. 41.00 0 002 0.031 0.171 20 C.C. 400 S.Y.C. 40.00 0.003 0.013 0.105 20 C.C. 440 S.Y.C. 40.00 0.004 0.018 0.114
23rd " 0.1 C.C. 2,800 Y. H. 41.0 0.004 0.027 0.146 60 C.C. 410 S.Y.C. 40.00 0.003 0.015 0 117 60 C.C. 450 S.Y.C. 40.00 0.006 0 020 0.117

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