Ultraviolet-based synergistic processes for wastewater disinfection: A review

Zhang, Yixuan; Xiang, Jue-Lin; Wang, Junjie; Du, Hai-Sheng; Wang, Tingting; Huo, Zheng‐Yang; Wang, Wenlong; Liu, Min; Du, Ye

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131393

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“… Petterson et al (2021) estimated the elimination capacity of UV disinfection to be 5.0 log 10 for bacteria and 2.6 log 10 for viruses in chemically disinfected swimming ponds. The qualities of the treated wastewater, such as turbidity and organic matter in the water, affect the efficiency of the UV-LED treatment ( Zhang et al, 2023 ), and in large water volumes (i.e., in full-scale applications), their impact can be even bigger in comparison to the pilot scale presented in this study.…”

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confidence: 91%

Scenario-based assessment of fecal pathogen sources affecting bathing water quality: novel treatment options to reduce norovirus and Campylobacter infection risks

Rytkönen,

Meriläinen,

Valkama

et al. 2024

Front. Microbiol.

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Wastewater discharge and runoff waters are significant sources of human and animal fecal microbes in surface waters. Human-derived fecal contamination of water is generally estimated to pose a greater risk to human health than animal fecal contamination, but animals may serve as reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens. In this study, quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) tools were used to evaluate the hygienic impact of sewage effluents and runoff water from municipalities and animal farms on surface and bathing waters. The human-specific microbial source tracking (MST) marker HF183 was used to evaluate the dilution of fecal pathogens originating from the sewage effluent discharge to the downstream watershed. As novel risk management options, the efficiency of UV-LED disinfection and wetland treatment as well as biochar filtration was tested on-site for the contamination sources. According to the dilution pattern of the MST marker HF183, microbes from wastewater were diluted (2.3–3.7 log10) in the receiving waters. The scenario-based QMRA revealed, that the health risks posed by exposure to human-specific norovirus GII and zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni during the bathing events were evaluated. The risk for gastroenteritis was found to be elevated during wastewater contamination events, where especially norovirus GII infection risk increased (1–15 cases per day among 50 bathers) compared with the business as usual (BAU) situation (1 case per day). The noted C. jejuni infection risk was associated with animal farm contamination (1 case per day, versus 0.2–0.6 cases during BAU). Tertiary treatment of wastewater with wetland treatment and UV-LED disinfection effectively reduced the waterborne gastroenteritis risks associated with bathing. Based on the experiences from this study, a QMRA-based approach for health risk evaluations at bathing sites can be useful and is recommended for bathing site risk assessments in the future. In case of low pathogen numbers at the exposure sites, the MST marker HF183 could be used as a pathogen dilution coefficient for the watershed under evaluation. The full-scale implementation of novel tertiary treatment options at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as well as on-site runoff water treatment options should be considered for infection risk management at locations where scenario-based QMRA implies elevated infection risks.

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confidence: 91%