An assessment of the checkpoint bioassay concept for full scale wastewater UV reactor validation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Maka, P P ^a   Lawryshyn, Y A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Checkpoint; UV disinfection; Validation; Wastewater reuse; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CHECKPOINT; FULL SCALE; FULL-SCALE REACTORS; INTEGRATED MODELS; MONTE CARLO MODEL; OVER-SIZING; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; POLICY MAKERS; POWER LAW; PUBLIC HEALTH; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SYSTEM VALIDATION; UV DISINFECTION; UV REACTORS; VALIDATION; WASTEWATER REUSE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOASSAY;

BIOASSAY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISINFECTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER;

BIOASSAY; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UV REACTOR; VALIDITY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CALIFORNIA; DISINFECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79960467545     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.508     Document Type: Review

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