S1 Biocarriers improve bioaugmentation efficiency of a rapid sand filter for the treatment of 2,6-dichlorobenzamide (BAM)-contaminated drinking water Authors: Benjamin Horemans 1,* , Bart Raes 1 , Johanna Vandermaesen 1 , Yanti Simanjuntak 1 , Hannelore Brocatus 1 , Jeroen T’Syen 1 , Julie Degryse 2 , Jos Boonen 2 , Janneke Wittebol 3 , Ales Lapanje 4,5 , Sebastian R. Sørensen 6,7 , Dirk Springael 1 1 Division of Soil and Water Management, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KULeuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 bus 2459, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium 2 De Watergroep, Vooruitgangstraat 189, 1030 Brussel, Belgium 3 Bioclear, Rozenburglaan 13, 9727 DL Groningen, The Netherlands 4 Josef Stefan Institute, Jamova 49, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia 5 National Research Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya 83, 410012 Saratov, Russian Federation 6 Department of Geochemistry, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark 7 Bacterial Discovery, Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36 DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark (present address)