Compiled by Isabel “Izzy” Medeiros and James P. Malley, Jr., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire Owners and operators of UV technology are an important stakeholder group; these professionals have limited time and often prefer to remain anonymous when providing feedback. For this quarter, Operator’s Corner did not receive feedback in the Transportation sector and so has … [Read more...] about UV Applications in Transportation and Water Reuse
Water Reuse
Challenges and Solutions Demonstrating High-Level Disinfection for Reuse Applications
By Traci Brooks, Senior Technologist – UV Disinfection, and Harold Wright, Chief Technologist – UV, Carollo Engineers UV validation typically involves the following steps: Define the test plan based on the UV dose monitoring algorithm used by the UV reactor, the targeted market for the UV reactor (i.e., drinking water, wastewater, potable or non-potable reuse), target … [Read more...] about Challenges and Solutions Demonstrating High-Level Disinfection for Reuse Applications
Pharmaceutical Breakdown by Direct UV: pH Effects in Reuse Water
By Pankaj Chowdhury, Application Scientist, and Siva R. Sarathy, UV Applications Manager, Trojan Technologies Municipal wastewater can contain harmful chemicals and pathogens, so removing or reducing these substances is desirable to protect environmental and public health. Decontaminating municipal wastewater for drinking water reuse is an effective strategy to address water … [Read more...] about Pharmaceutical Breakdown by Direct UV: pH Effects in Reuse Water