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Survey Shows UV Installations on Steep Increase
Author(s) -
Parmelee Mary A.
Publication year - 2001
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.1551-8833.2001.tb09173.x
Subject(s) - ultraviolet , environmental science , potable water , ultraviolet light , ultraviolet radiation , environmental chemistry , business , chemistry , materials science , environmental engineering , optoelectronics , photochemistry , radiochemistry
This column discusses a survey of seven manufacturers of ultraviolet (UV) applications that identified 454 installations larger than 0.1 mgd (0.4 ML/d) around the world that use UV light for potable water disinfection. A breakdown of countries that use UV, flow rates, types of treated source water, and UV manufacturers are listed.