Pilot-plant comparative study of peracetic acid and sodium hypochlorite wastewater disinfection

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-94

  Veschetti, E ^a   Cutilli, D ^a   Bonadonna, L ^a   Briancesco, R ^a   Martini, C ^b   Cecchini, G ^b   Anastasi, P ^b   Ottaviani, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Acea Ato 2 SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AOX formation; Biocide effect; Peracetic acid; Sodium hypochlorite; Wastewater disinfection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER;

HALOGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PILOT PLANTS;

BIOCIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; PERACETIC ACID;

ACID; DISINFECTION; PERFORMANCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PAA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0037210122     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00248-8     Document Type: Article

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