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Secondary
and tertiary effluent from water treatment plants, although
relatively low in BOD and suspended solids in efficiently
operated installations, contains a number of pathogenic
micro-organisms that can cause serious diseases in people
and animals.
Disease
can be transmitted orally by ingestion of infected water,
or by consumption of contaminated shellfish, or merely
as a result of contact with the skin during swimming
in contaminated water.
The
risk of disease is created by the discharge of infected
water close to swimming areas, drinking water intakes
and shellfish-farming locations or when used for agricultural
purposes in the interests of water conservation.
The
incorpotation of a Medium Pressure Broad spectrum germicidal
irradiation system after final filtration of treated
waste water economically provides the disinfection to
meet the microbial standards required for safe discharge
or re-use without the use of additional chemicals, which
in themselves could add to the contamination load.
Design
of the UV system must relate to the minimum UV transmissin
value of the effluent and also to the peak flow.
Industrial
waste water treatment plants may incorporate a Medium
Pressure UV system in conjunction with ozone. This
advanced oxidation process offers a powerful water treatment
combination for reduction of difficult organic compounds.
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