UV disinfection for onsite sand filter effluent

Technical Report · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6516792

Lowery, J D; Romatzick, S

The technical and economic feasibility of using ultraviolet (uv) light as a viable alternative to chlorine as the required disinfectant for onsite sand filter effluents discharged to surface waters in Maine was determined. To obtain a reliable cross section of performance for sand filters in Maine, 74 filters were selected for an effluent characterization program. The effluent characterization study allowed general conclusions to be made with regard to the potential of uv disinfection. A simple suspended lamp uv disinfection unit was designed, constructed, and tested in the laboratory and in the field. The efficiency of the uv disinfection unit was determined through field testing at 10 of the 74 sand filter sites used in the effluent characterization program.

• Research Organization: Maine Univ., Orono (USA). Land and Water Resources Center
• OSTI ID: 6516792
• Report Number(s): PB-82-243601
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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