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
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.