本文讨论了一项研究，以确定在分配系统中负责微生物再生的可生物降解有机材料（BOM）的关键成分，并评估各种处理工艺在去除这些化合物方面的效果。由于目前行业对现有可生物降解有机碳（BDOC）方法的依赖性，该研究的一个组成部分也在处理厂和分配系统中使用和评估了该方法。该方法包括实验室研究，以确定关键化合物，并进行全面研究- 规模监控计划，以确定成功去除这些关键化合物以及BDOC的处理工艺和工厂操作修改。

This paper discusses a study to identify the key components of biodegradable organic material (BOM) responsible for microbial regrowth in the distribution systems and to evaluate the efficacy of various treatment processes at removing these compounds. Because of the current dependency of the industry on the biodegradable organic carbon (BDOC) methods currently available, a component of the research also utilized and evaluated this method in treatment plants and distribution systems. The approach included laboratory studies to identify key compounds and a full-scale monitoring program to identify treatment processes and modifications to plant operation which are successful in removing these key compounds as well as BDOC.