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18413956

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-16
pubmed:abstractText
The combined effects of disinfectant agents on the microbiological quality of reclaimed water produced by two full-scale water reclamation plants in Catalonia, Spain, were examined in this work. All the disinfectant treatments tested led to the absence, or near absence, of E. coli in 100 mL samples of water, with log reductions of more than 3 log u. Hypochlorite reduced the bacterial concentrations. However, ultraviolet light was more effective than hypochlorite at reducing the concentrations of bacteriophages, viruses and pathogenic protozoa such as Cryptosporidium spp. We conclude that a combination of these two disinfectant agents is effective in protecting public health, as each agent acts to a different degree against the different groups of microorganisms studied. Further studies should investigate the combined action of disinfectant agents at water reclamation plants with ultraviolet light equipment in more favourable working conditions in order to assess their capacity to inactivate microorganisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0273-1223
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright IWA Publishing 2008.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
935-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The combined performance of UV light and chlorine during reclaimed water disinfection.
pubmed:affiliation
Departament de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda Diagonal, 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. michelmontemayor@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't