Faecal coliforms, faecal enterococci, Salmonella Typhi and Acanthamoeba spp. UV inactivation in three different biological effluents

• Published in: Water S. A. Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 261 - 269
• Main Authors: Jimenez, B.E., Beltran, N.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pretoria Water Research Commission (WRC) 01.04.2008; Water Research Commision
• Subjects: Acanthamoeba; Amoebae; Biological and medical sciences; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hydrology; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; Indicators; Pathogen; Risks assessment; Salmonella typhi; UV disinfection; Wastewater; Particle size; bacteria; waste water; effluents; ultraviolet rays; Coliforms; indicators; agriculture; prokaryotes; microorganisms; Light; Pathogenic; Third World; particles; size distribution

Efficiency of UV-light to inactivate microbial indicators, Salmonella Typhi and Acanthamoeba spp. was studied in three different biological secondary effluents. Even though effluents differed in terms of their total suspended solids content, transmittance and particle size distribution, the UV-light...