“…AOPs have been tested for their ability to inactivate several different pathogens (Bandala et al, 2011a,c). In particular, Fenton and Fenton-like processes have been identified as effective alternatives for inactivating highly resistant microorganisms (Aurioles et al, 2015;Bandala et al, 2011b;Bandala et al, 2012). Bacillus subtilis spores are highly resistant to a wide variety of stressing conditions-such as toxic chemicals, high pressure and temperature, UV, and ionizing radiation-which make them useful test microorganisms for photocatalytic disinfection processes (Bandala and Raichle, 2013) and a conservative water-disinfection model (Bandala et al, 2011b;Guisar et al, 2007).…”