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RECORD NUMBER: 114 OF 175Main Title | Microbiological Issues Related to Drinking Water Disinfection Chemistry: Opportunities for Further TiO2 Research. | |||||||||||
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Author | Ireland, J. C. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. ;North Carolina State Univ. at Raleigh. Dept. of Chemical Engineering. ;Nutech Energy Systems, Inc., London (Ontario). Environmental Div. | |||||||||||
Publisher | 1993 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1993 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/600/A-93/281; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB94-130200 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Drinking water ; Aquatic microbiology ; Ozonization ; Water treatment ; Oxidation ; Chlorination ; Escherichia coli ; Microorganism control(Water) ; Titanium dioxide ; Disinfection ; Pathogens ; Reprints ; Disinfection byproducts | |||||||||||
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Collation | 18p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The small organic byproducts associated with drinking water disinfection can cause problems in addition to adverse health effects. This has led to an intensive search for alternative water treatment practices which not only maintain or improve current levels of microbiological safety, but also reduce or eliminate chemical byproducts resulting from the oxidation process. Evidence is presented in the paper that a particular subset of these compounds provide a nutrient source for bacteria in potable water. Further, the subset of compounds is consistently formed when any of the common water disinfectants (oxidants) are employed (e.g. chlorine, ozone, chlorine dioxide). Comparable data is not available for TiO2 photocatalytic oxidation processes. |