Project #702

Development and Validation of Rational Design Methods of Disinfection

$198,143
Completed
Principal Investigator
Charles
Haas
Research Manager
Jeffrey Oxenford
Contractor
Drexel University
Treatment
Microbes & Pathogens

Abstract

Develops a protocol and a model to improve prediction of full-scale disinfection performance. Also evaluates the impact of disinfectant dose and contact time on the inactivation of Escherichia coli, Giardia muris, and bacteriophage MS2. Studies oxidants such as chlorine, chloramines, and ozone. Published as two reports: in 1993, Experimental Methodologies for the Determination of Disinfection Effectiveness; in 1995, Development and Validation of Rational Design Methods of Disinfection.