An evaluation of the efficiency and impact of raw wastewater disinfection with peracetic acid prior to ocean discharge

Effect of suspended solids on peracetic acid decay and bacterial inactivation kinetics: Experimental assessment and definition of predictive models

“…As for PAA decay, previous works investigated the contribution of soluble organic content in terms of macro-parameters such as chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD), while the effect of suspended matter has been scarcely studied, although it has been observed in different works (Chhetri et al, 2016(Chhetri et al, , 2014Falsanisi et al, 2008;Koivunen and Heinonen-Tanski, 2005;Lazarova et al, 1998;Lefevre et al, 1992;McFadden et al, 2017;Sánchez-Ruiz et al, 1995;Stampi et al, 2001). Several authors have indicated that primary effluents and CSOs require higher PAA concentrations for disinfection than secondary and tertiary effluents (Chhetri et al, 2016;Gehr and Cochrane, 2002;Koivunen and Heinonen-Tanski, 2005;Luukkonen et al, 2014).…”

Assessing the toxicity of peracetic acid to early Atlantic salmon Salmo salar life‐stages

“…PAA is fat soluble and a strong oxidizer, and therefore it can be extremely active against microorganisms even at a low concentration (da Silva et al, 2020;Kitis, 2004;Marchand et al, 2012). Its ability to kill microorganisms has been demonstrated in a wide range of temperatures (Schliesser & Wiest, 1979); however, research by Sánchez-Ruiz et al (1995) demonstrated that alkaline pH conditions reduce its efficacy. PAA has been noted to pose minimal threat to the environment, as it rapidly degrades in water and is not known to produce toxic by-products when it reacts with organic matter (Davidson et al, 2019;Kitis, 2004;Monarca et al, 2002).…”