Water and Energy Research Digest
Open Access
  • Year: 2003
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Sewage water disinfection towords protections of drinking water resources by means of ultra-violet light

  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 1 to 6

Extracted from: 2nd International Conference on “Water Quality Managementn, 13–15 February 2003, New Delhi and authored by Helmut Benz, Michael Beckemeyer and Robin Wong

Abstract

If wastewater is applied in agriculture for irrigation, it could replace the use of natural drinking water resources. With respect to high concentrations of human pathogens, wastewater has to be disinfected prior to use.

This paper introduces various disinfection methods and emphasizes on the UV disinfection.