Published 1993
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Journal article
Disinfection of hepatitis A virus and MS-2 coliphage in water by ultraviolet irradiation: comparison of UV-susceptibility
- 1. Abteilung für Allgemeine Hygiene und Umwelthygiene, Hygiene-Institut der Universitat Tubingen, D-7400 Tubingen (Germany)
Description
Ultraviolet irradiation is gaining importance as a disinfection procedure for drinking water and in waste water treatment. Since water is one of the main transmission routes of hepatitis A virus the susceptibility of HAV to UV rays is of special interest. MS-2 coliphage resembles HAV in size and structure, is easy to handle, and might tlierefore serve as indicator organism for the assessment of water quality and for evaluating the quality of water treatment processes. Hepatitis A virus and MS-2 coliphage were suspended in 0.9% sodium chloride solution and were irradiated in a 20-ml quarz cuvette at 254 nm. For a reduction rate of four log units a three times lighter UV dose was required with MS-2 than with HAV
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Water Science and Technology
- Journal Volume
- 27
- Journal Page Range
- p. 335-338
- ISSN
- 0273-1223
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 46021146
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DRINKING WATER; HEPATITIS; IRRADIATION; SODIUM CHLORIDES; SOLUTIONS; STERILIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUSES; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASES; DISPERSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EVALUATION; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LIQUID WASTES; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARASITES; RADIATIONS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM HALIDES; WASTES; WATER
Optional Information
- Notes
- FAO/AGRIS record; ARN: GB9609332