UV Acceptance
Ultraviolet disinfection of wastewater is increasingly being used. The method has been available since the early part of the century, but chlorine was widely available and generally cheaper....

Measurement and Automatic Control of Chlorination
Chlorination is perhaps the most commonly utilized process for wastewater effluent disinfection. In Houston's plants sodium hypochlorite solution (bleach) is mixed with secondary effluent...

UV Disinfection of Wastewater: A Pilot-Scale Study of Performance
A pilot-scale study of UV disinfection under field conditions was conducted. Inactivation and photoreactivation was well correlated with UV dose. Standards of 100 coliform/100 mL were...

C.t. Disinfection Practices in Open Chlorine Contact Basins
Susequent to an increased incidence of giadiasis in the coomunity in 1982 it became evident that Westpac had to improve its disinfection process and its ability to determine their effectiveness....

Disinfection Aid?An Innovation in the Chlorination of Wastewaters
A modification to the disinfection process, termed the 'disinfection aid process' for wastewater effluents has been investigated. The addition of a second chemical,...

Technical Evaluation of a Copper:Silver Ion Swimming Pool Disinfection Unit
The paper reports on an investigation of a mock swimming pool setup on a laboratory scale. The study used indoor and outdoor simulated swimming pools to compare the efficacy of electrolytically...

Chloramines: A Better Way?
Chlorination of drinking water has been linked to the formation of carcinogenic trihalomethanes (THMs). By adding ammonia to the water, the chlorine becomes chloramines which don't...

Chlorination of Wastewater Treated by Overland Flow
Results are presented from an investigation of the efficiency of three chlorination schemes used for the disinfection of municipal wastewater treated by overland flow. In experimental...

Boston MDC Experience With Chloramine Disinfection
In May, 1982, as a condition for approval of plans for improvements to the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) chlorination facility at Norumbega Reservoir, the Massachusetts Department...

National Specialty Conference on Disinfection
Proceedings of the National Specialty Conference on Disinfection held at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, July 8-10, 1970. Sponsored by the Sanitary Engineering Division of...

 

 

 

 

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