

@article {4301,
	title = {{The combined performance of UV light and chlorine during reclaimed water disinfection.}},
	journal = {Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research},
	volume = {57},
	number = {6},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jan},
	pages = {935{\textendash}40},
	abstract = {The combined effects of disinfectant agents on the microbiological quality of reclaimed water produced by two full-scale water reclamation plants in Catalonia, Spain, were examined in this work. All the disinfectant treatments tested led to the absence, or near absence, of E. coli in 100 mL samples of water, with log reductions of more than 3 log u. Hypochlorite reduced the bacterial concentrations. However, ultraviolet light was more effective than hypochlorite at reducing the concentrations of bacteriophages, viruses and pathogenic protozoa such as Cryptosporidium spp. We conclude that a combination of these two disinfectant agents is effective in protecting public health, as each agent acts to a different degree against the different groups of microorganisms studied. Further studies should investigate the combined action of disinfectant agents at water reclamation plants with ultraviolet light equipment in more favourable working conditions in order to assess their capacity to inactivate microorganisms.},
	keywords = {Animals, Chlorine, Chlorine: pharmacology, Conservation of Natural Resources, Conservation of Natural Resources: methods, Disinfectants, Disinfectants: pharmacology, Disinfection, Disinfection: methods, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli: drug effects, Escherichia coli: radiation effects, Eukaryota, Eukaryota: drug effects, Eukaryota: radiation effects, Hypochlorous Acid, Hypochlorous Acid: pharmacology, Reproducibility of Results, Spain, Ultraviolet Rays, Viruses, Viruses: drug effects, Viruses: radiation effects, Water Microbiology, Water Purification, Water Purification: methods, Water Supply, Water Supply: analysis, Water Supply: standards},
	issn = {0273-1223},
	doi = {10.2166/wst.2008.206},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18413956},
	author = {Montemayor, M and Costan, A and Lucena, F and Jofre, J and Mu{\~n}oz, J and Dalmau, E and Mujeriego, R and Sala, L}
}
