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Uses of ozone in drinking water treatment
Author(s) -
Rice Rip G.,
Robson C. Michael,
Miller G. Wade,
Hill Archibald G.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1981.tb04637.x
Subject(s) - ozone , turbidity , flocculation , water treatment , environmental science , adsorption , water disinfection , waste management , environmental engineering , environmental chemistry , chemistry , engineering , ecology , biology , organic chemistry
Ozone has been used continuously for the treatment of drinking water since 1906, when it was first installed in the city of Nice, France, for disinfection purposes. Although many water treatment plants throughout the world still utilize ozone primarily for disinfection, most modern plants rely on ozone to perform one or more oxidation functions. Applications for ozonation now include oxidation of inorganic and organic materials, flocculation and microflocculation for removal of turbidity or suspended solids, and, recently, promotion of aerobic biological processes conducted in filter and adsorption media.