Disinfection and Antimicrobial Processes

Abstract

A review of the literature published in 2008 on topics related to disinfection and antimicrobial processes for water/wastewater and biosolids. This review is divided into the following sections: general, disinfection methods, microbiology and disinfection chemistry, disinfection byproducts, distribution systems and biofilm/biogrowth, and biosolids.

Destruction of <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Broad-Host-Range Plasmid DNA in Treated Wastewater by Dissolved Ozone Disinfection under Laboratory and Field Conditions

“…Typically the final step in wastewater treatment, disinfection of wastewater in the US is focused entirely on reducing numbers of fecal coliforms present in polished effluent to levels below the USEPA mandated criterion. Chlorination and UV-irradiation are the most commonplace because of the relative cost and equipment problems when using ozone as a disinfectant [16,17]. However, ozone is gaining renewed interest in wastewater treatment due to decreasing water supplies, ensuing stricter discharge limits, and increasing concern regarding pharmaceutical and personal care products along with other emerging contaminants [18].…”