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UV in Northern Kentucky Is Operator‐Friendly
Author(s) -
Baker Anissa,
Joslyn Bari
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2005.tb01814.x
Subject(s) - coliphage , environmental science , ultraviolet , water quality , waste management , ultraviolet light , environmental engineering , engineering , chemistry , ecology , materials science , biochemistry , optoelectronics , photochemistry , escherichia coli , bacteriophage , biology , gene
This article reports on an effort by Northern Kentucky Water District to install an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system to solve problems in meeting contact time in cold weather, to add an additional barrier against pathogens, and to disinfect while minimizing disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation. The article describes the medium‐pressure pilot system that was used for the pilot study conducted in two phases: bench‐scale testing to determine if the water quality was amenable to UV disinfection; and, on‐site field‐testing consisting of spiking MS2 coliphage into the water and measuring the UV inactivation of MS2.