Inactivation of Waterborne Emerging Pathogens by Selected Disinfectants

by Jacangelo, Joseph G.; Patania, Nancy L.; Trussell, R. Rhodes; Haas, Charles N.; Gerba, Charles

• ISBN13: 9781583211953
• ISBN10: 1583211950
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Amer Water Works Assn

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. xiv
Foreword	p. xviii
Acknowledgments	p. xx
Executive Summary	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxi
Objectives	p. xxii
Summary of Findings	p. xxii
Introduction, Objectives, and Background	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Objectives	p. 2
Emerging Pathogens	p. 3
Adenoviruses 40	p. 3
Caliciviruses	p. 3
Microsporidia	p. 4
Legionella	p. 4
Mycobacterium	p. 5
Microbial Inactivation by Disinfectants	p. 5
Methods	p. 14
Microbial Assays	p. 14
Encephalitozoon intestinalis	p. 14
Adenovirus 40 and Feline Calicivirus	p. 17
Bacteria	p. 19
Disinfection Application	p. 20
Experimental Setup and Disinfection Preparation for Chemical Disinfectants	p. 20
Experimental Setup for UV Irradiation	p. 22
Giardia QA/QC Experiments	p. 23
Data Analysis Methodology	p. 24
Results	p. 28
Inactivation Kinetics Determination in Buffered, Demand-Free Water	p. 28
Chlorine	p. 29
Chloramines	p. 52
Ozone	p. 65
Chlorine Dioxide	p. 77
Ultraviolet Light	p. 90
Inactivation of Microorganisms in Natural Waters	p. 98
Free Chlorine	p. 100
Chloramines	p. 105
Ozone	p. 109
Chlorine Dioxide	p. 113
Ultraviolet Light	p. 117
Summary	p. 123
Further Research	p. 136
References	p. 138
Abbreviations	p. 145
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