Microbial UV fluence-response assessment using a novel UV-LED collimated beam system

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2011-2019

  Bowker, Colleen ^a   Sain, Amanda ^b   Shatalov, Max ^c   Ducoste, Joel ^b  

^a Environmental Engineers and Scientists   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c SENSOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Disinfection; LED; UV; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRADIATION; MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS; WATER TREATMENT;

COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; E.COLI INACTIVATION; LOW PRESSURE MERCURY LAMPS; MICROBIAL INACTIVATION; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; REPAIR MECHANISM; ULTRAVIOLET FLUENCE;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; IRRADIANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; RECIPROCITY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPOBARISM; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79951581235     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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