In this study, volcanic ash and Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) were investigated as indigenous materials for drinking water treatment based on problems identified at Kampala and Masaka water treatment plants in Uganda.
KALIBBALA, H.M. (2007): Application of Indigenous Materials in Drinking Water Treatment. Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) URL [Accessed: 24.05.2019]Library
A four-page factsheet containing product information on the procedure of using PUR flocculant and disinfectant powder, its treatment efficiency, operating criteria and other relevant information’s related to PUR.
CAWST (2009): PUR. Calgary: Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST). Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Fact Sheets URL [Accessed: 24.05.2019]This research was carried out in Matlab, Bangladesh in collaboration with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. They found significant filtering of zooplankton (i.e. copepods) and colonial phytoplankton from household water by nylon and sari filtration, as well as reduction of cholera cases in the studied villages.
COLWELL, R.R. ; HUQ, A. ; ISLAM, M.S. ; AZIZ, K.M.A. ; YUNUS, M. ; KHAN, N.H. ; MAHMUD, A. ; SACK, R.B. ; NAIR, G.B. ; CHAKRABORTY, J. ; SACK, D.A. ; RUSSEK-COHEN, E. (2003): Reduction of cholera in Bangladeshi villages by simple filtration. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS): Volume 100 , 1051-1055. URL [Accessed: 24.05.2019]This paper describes the treatment of a high pollution strength industrial wastewater with H2O2 combined with UV light and iron ions catalysts.
DINCER, A.R. ; KARAKAYA, N. ; GUNES, E. ; GUNES, Y. (2007): Removal of COD from Oil Recovery Industry Wastewater by the Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) based on H2O2. In: Global NEST Journal : Volume 10 , 31-38. URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]This report describes the building up of a new simulator for chlorination and ozonation. It aims at giving a clear overview of the investigation fields related to modeling of oxidation for water purification. The model proposed is adaptable to on-site conditions.
MANDEL, P. (2007): Modelling of Micropollutant Removal by Ozonation and Chlorination in Potable Water Treatment. In: TECNEAU FP: Volume 6 URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]This document compares the energy requirements for the removal of micropollutants in drinking water treatment plants by ozonation and O3/H2O2. The energy requirements for both treatments are in a similar range however O3/H2O2 reduces the contact time and bromated formation.
KATSOYANNIS, I.A. ; GUNTEN, U. von (n.y): Comparison of Energy Requirements of Conventional Ozonation and the AOP O3/H2O2 for Transformation of Target Micropollutants in Diverse Matrices . In: Techneau Deliverable D2: URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]Presentation on different ozone generators, processes design and monitoring.
SACCO, A. (2009): Ozone Water Treatment Application and Design. In: Spartan Environmental Technologies LLC.: URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]This chapter of EPA Guidance Manuel provides a lot of scientific information on Peroxone chemistry and applications such as disinfection and organics degradation.
EPA (1999): Peroxone (Ozone/Hydrogen Peroxide). In: EPA Guidance Manual, Alternative Disinfectants and Oxidants: URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]This is a review article about ozonation in drinking water including many aspects such as ozone production, reaction mechanisms, applicability, price, safety, etc.
EAGLETON, J. (1999): Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment a Brief Overview 106 Years and Still Going. URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]This article discusses the efficiency of UV/Hydrogen Peroxide and UV/Ozone treatments for the degradation of persistent organic contaminants including metabolite analysis and economic evaluation.
SONA, M. ; BAUS, C. ; BRAUCH, H.J. (2006): UV Irradiation Versus Combined UV/Hydrogen Peroxide and UV/Ozone Treatment for the Removal of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Water. In: International Conference Ozone and UV: , 69-76. URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]This presentation shows the benefits of combining ozone with nanofiltration for water treatment namely the reduction of membranes fouling.
KARNIK, B.S. ; CHEN, K.C. ; JAGLOWSKI, D.R. ; DAVIES S.H. ; BAUMANN, M.J. ; MASTEN S.J. (2004): Combined Ozonation-Nanofiltration for Drinking Water Treatment. In: United State Environmental Protection Agency: URL [Accessed: 23.05.2019]This document describes the use of hydrogen peroxide as a liquid disinfectant for faecal coliform reduction from wastewater discharge into a river at Montreal urban community wastewater treatment plant.
WAGNER, M. ; BRUMELIS, D. ; GEHR, R. (2002): Disinfection of Wastewater by Hydrogen Peroxide of Peracetic Acid: Development of Procedure for Measurements of Residual Disinfectant an Application to a Physiochemically Treated Municipal Effluent. In: Water Environmental Research: Volume 74 , 33-50. URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]This short case study describes how a drinking water treatment plant was able to remove manganese and reduce turbidity by applying chlorine dioxide to raw water as a pre-oxidant.
SIEMENS (2011): Rocky Mountain Drinking Water Plant Removes Manganese and Improves Turbidity with Chlorine Dioxide. USA: Siemens URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]