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Ultraviolet Disinfection of Fecal Coliform in Municipal Wastewater: Effects of Particle Size
Suspended solids interfere with the efficiency of disinfection using UV radiation by decreasing the rate of disinfection and inducing tailing. However, conventional measures of solids (total suspended solids, turbidity, and UV transmittance) do not adequately predict the presence or degree of these effects. Bacteria and viruses can become associated with particles in wastewater. A fractionation technique was developed to separate particle‐associated bacteria into three fractions, based on particle size. The results show that the degree to which particles interfere with UV disinfection efficiency is dependent on particle size. The small size fraction (<5 μm) consistently produced a statistically significant faster disinfection rate than the large fraction (>20 μm), with the unfiltered sample and the medium fraction (particles >5 μm, but <20 μm) between the two extremes. Tailing also was observed only in the large fraction. Correlations between the disinfection rate constant and the percentage of large fraction bacteria of a sample were good.
Ultraviolet Disinfection of Fecal Coliform in Municipal Wastewater: Effects of Particle Size
Suspended solids interfere with the efficiency of disinfection using UV radiation by decreasing the rate of disinfection and inducing tailing. However, conventional measures of solids (total suspended solids, turbidity, and UV transmittance) do not adequately predict the presence or degree of these effects. Bacteria and viruses can become associated with particles in wastewater. A fractionation technique was developed to separate particle‐associated bacteria into three fractions, based on particle size. The results show that the degree to which particles interfere with UV disinfection efficiency is dependent on particle size. The small size fraction (<5 μm) consistently produced a statistically significant faster disinfection rate than the large fraction (>20 μm), with the unfiltered sample and the medium fraction (particles >5 μm, but <20 μm) between the two extremes. Tailing also was observed only in the large fraction. Correlations between the disinfection rate constant and the percentage of large fraction bacteria of a sample were good.
Ultraviolet Disinfection of Fecal Coliform in Municipal Wastewater: Effects of Particle Size
Madge, Bethany A. (author) / Jensen, James N. (author)
Water Environment Research ; 78 ; 294-304
2006-03-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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