Exploring the potential synergistic effects of chemical disinfectants and UV on the inactivation of free-living bacteria and treatment of biofilms in a pilot-scale system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1247-1253

  Vankerckhoven, E ^a   Verbessem, B ^a   Crauwels, S ^a   Declerck, P ^b   Muylaert, K ^b   Willems, K A ^a   Rediers, H ^a  

^a Associatie KULeuven   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chlorination; Disinfection; Hydrogen peroxide; Peracetic acid; Pilot scale system; UV treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE EFFECTS; CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS; CHLORINE DIOXIDES; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; MUNICIPAL WATER; PERACETIC ACID; PERACETIC ACIDS; PILOT SCALE; PILOT-SCALE SYSTEM; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; UV- AND; UV-TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); OXIDATION; SODIUM;

FUMIGATION;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SYNERGISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE LIVING BACTERIA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052935571     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.718     Document Type: Article

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