Evaluation of UV disinfection systems for large-scale secondary effluent

Water Environment Research

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1142-1150

  Ho, Chu Fei H ^a,d   Pitt, Paul ^a   Mamais, Daniel ^b   Chiu, Carolyn ^c   Jolis, Domenéc ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c EOA Inc   (United States)

^d Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Coliform inactivation; Effluent disinfection; Pilot study; Ultraviolet (UV) light; Virus inactivation

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FEEDWATER TREATMENT; HYDRAULICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM INACTIVATION; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS INACTIVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032169692     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143098X123264     Document Type: Article

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