好氧孢子形成菌的孢子被用作评估饮用水处理厂性能的微生物替代物。建立了微生物替代物的检测方法。调查了各种水源，并从混凝和氯灭活研究中收集了数据。对中试规模和全规模水处理厂的孢子去除率、浊度和颗粒去除率进行了比较。包括13个参考文献、表格、图表。

Spores of aerobic spore-forming bacteria were used as microbial surrogates for evaluating drinking water treatment plant performance. A method for assaying for the microbial surrogate was developed. Various water sources were surveyed, and data were collected from coagulation and chlorine inactivation studies. Evaluations for spore removals and turbidity and particle removals were compared for pilot-scale and full-scale water treatment plants. Includes 13 references, tables, figures.