用于饮用水处理的生物活性炭（BAC）上的生物过滤对于去除可生物降解的溶解有机碳（BDOC）非常有效。这种类型的过滤也可用于同时去除氨。当硝化作用在生物过滤器中得到适当优化时，硝化作用和分配系统中硝酸盐存在的风险都会大大降低。本研究的三个主要目标是:确定饮用水处理过程中影响BAC过滤器硝化作用的因素；探索两个硝化步骤的动力学（亚硝酸盐亚硝化成硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐硝化成硝酸盐）；根据中试研究结果，对控制BAC过滤器硝化效果的因素进行排序。

Biological filtration on biological activated carbon (BAC) used for the treatment of potable water is very effective in removing biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC). This type of filtration can also be used to simultaneously remove ammonia. When nitrification is properly optimized in biological filters, the risk for both nitrification and the presence of nitrate in the distribution system is greatly reduced. The three main objectives of this study were to: identify factors that influence nitrification in BAC filters during the treatment of potable water; explore the kinetics of the two nitrification steps (the nitrosation of nitrites to nitrates and the nitration of nitrites to nitrates); and, rank the factors controlling the effectiveness of nitrification in BAC filters based on the results of pilot studies.