Research Article

Water and Wastewater Disinfection with Peracetic Acid and UV Radiation and Using Advanced Oxidative Process PAA/UV

Table 2

E. coli, TC, and coliphages inactivation, employing the PAA/UV sequential method in tests with wastewater.

    Sequential PAA/UV
    2 (60)2 (90)3 (60)3 (90)4 (60)4 (90)

Test 1E. coli 1,1 × 10441075<1<1<1
TC2,25 × 1052,24 × 1042,9 × 1037,1 × 1032,35 × 1033,1 × 1021,1 × 102
Coliphages3,15 × 102105<155< 1

Test 2E. coli 3 × 104<1<1
TC3,6 × 10514020
Coliphages1,27 × 103<1<1

—: tests not carried out.