Assessment of Bacterial Water Load, Through Disinfection Processes, Chlorination and Ultraviolet

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to evaluate the degree of reduction of the bacterial load of water using as chemical disinfectant chloramine T 1% (ChT1%) and physical disinfection using UV at a wavelength of 253.93 μm, 30 minutes exposure time. The results of the research show a more significant reduction of TNG/ml of water in samples subjected to exposure to UV, but in this case the decrease is affected by the turbidity of the water.

Keywords

• chlorination
• TNG
• turbidity
• ultraviolet
• water.