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dc.contributor.authorGarvey, Mary
dc.contributor.authorRowan, Neil
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-27T11:14:36Z
dc.date.available2019-06-27T11:14:36Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationGarvey, M., Rowan, N. (2014). A pulsed light system for the disinfection of flow through water in the presence of inorganic contaminants. Journal of Water and Health, v.13 (2), pp.406-412.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1477-8920
dc.identifier.urihttp://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/2758
dc.description.abstractThe use of ultraviolet (UV) light for water disinfection has become increasingly popular due to on-going issues with drinking water and public health. Pulsed UV light has proved to be an effective form of inactivating a range of pathogens including parasite species. However, there are limited data available on the use of pulsed UV light for the disinfection of flowing water in the absence or presence of inorganic contaminants commonly found in water sources. Here, we report on the inactivation of test species including Bacillus endospores following pulsed UV treatment as a flow through system. Significant levels of inactivation were obtained for both retention times tested. The presence of inorganic contaminants iron and/or manganese did affect the rate of disinfection, predominantly resulting in an increase in the levels of inactivation at certain UV doses. The findings of this study suggest that pulsed UV light may provide a method of water disinfection as it successfully inactivated bacterial cells and bacterial endospores in the absence and presence of inorganic contaminants
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dc.publisherIWA Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Water and Healthen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/*
dc.subjectBacillusen_US
dc.subjectBacillus endosporesen_US
dc.subjectUltraviolet lighten_US
dc.subjectWater treatmenten_US
dc.titleA pulsed light system for the disinfection of flow through water in the presence of inorganic contaminants.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.2166/wh.2014.176
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1228-3733
dc.rights.accessOpen Accessen_US
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Science and Healthen_US


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