受高氯酸盐污染的地下水是一种有害物质 因为它能破坏甲状腺功能而引起健康问题 摄入时产生的激素，可能会抑制 正常生长发育。虽然有几个是非生物的 生物技术可以有效去除高氯酸盐 从饮用水来看，目前只进行了离子交换 适用于大规模工厂中的高氯酸盐去除， 因为它是非生物物种中最便宜的选择 过程。生物处理工艺的成本估算 相对便宜表明他们的选择潜力 用于处理受污染的饮用水。 然而，其他问题限制了他们的考虑 全部- 氧化皮高氯酸盐处理。在本文中 作者讨论了一项为期六个月的试点研究的结果 在圣塔的卡斯泰克湖水管理局演出 加利福尼亚州克拉丽塔，评估固定床的有效性 用于处理高氯酸盐污染水的生物反应器。这个 试点数据显示，高氯酸盐还原固定床 生物反应器可以使用本土生物进行驯化 至当地含水层；可以实现持续高氯酸盐 使用合理的方法去除至分析检测限以下 接触次数；可以产生生物学上稳定的 流出物不要助长致病菌的生长； 并且在系统故障方面具有很强的鲁棒性。包括26个参考文献、表格和图表。

Groundwater contaminated with perchlorate is a health concern because of its ability to disrupt thyroid hormone production when ingested, which may inhibit normal growth and development. Although several abiotic and biotic technologies can efficiently remove perchlorate from drinking water, currently only ion exchange is being applied for perchlorate removal in full-scale plants, because it is the least expensive option among the abiotic processes. Cost estimates for biotic treatment processes indicate their potential to be relatively inexpensive options for treating perchlorate-contaminated drinking water. However, other concerns have limited their consideration for full-scale perchlorate treatment. In this article, the authors discuss the results of a six-month pilot study that was performed at the Castaic Lake Water Agency in Santa Clarita, California, to evaluate the effectiveness of fixed-bed bioreactors to treat perchlorate-contaminated water. The pilot data showed that perchlorate-reducing fixed-bed bioreactors can be acclimated using organisms indigenous to the local aquifer; can achieve sustained perchlorate removal to below the analytical detection limit using reasonable contact times; can produce biologically stable effluent; do not foster the growth of pathogenic bacteria; and are robust in respect to system upsets. Includes 26 references, table, figures.