Synergistic effect of combined UV-LED and chlorine treatment on Bacillus subtilis spore inactivation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 639, Issue , 2018, Pages 1233-1240

  Li, Guo Qiang ^a   Huo, Zheng Yang ^a   Wu, Qian Yuan ^a   Lu, Yun ^a   Hu, Hong Ying ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Chlorine; Disinfection; Synergistic effect; UV LEDs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; IRRADIATION; RATE CONSTANTS;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; CHLORINE DISINFECTION; CHLORINE TREATMENTS; PATHOGEN INACTIVATION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; UV LEDS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

CHLORINE; SCAVENGER; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; OXIDATION; SPORE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATE CONSTANT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; DISINFECTION; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 85047395212     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.240     Document Type: Article

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