alternative disinfectants for drinking water treatment in luxembourg

alternative disinfectants for drinking water treatment in luxembourg
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  • Which type of disinfection is used in South Africa?
  • A recent survey by Momba et al. (2009), involving 181 small drinking water treatment plants across seven provinces of South Africa: Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and Western Cape also indicated that chlorination is the predominant type of disinfection used.
  • Which Disinfectant is used in disinfection of water?
  • Disinfection of water is done mainly by using chlorine, chloramines, chlorine dioxide, ozone, and ultraviolet light. All these disinfectants are widely used for microorganisms (Ishaq et al. 2018).
  • Which Disinfectant is used in the Netherlands?
  • Chlorine is the most widely applied primary disinfectant in Europe, followed by ozone and chlorine dioxide (Smeets et al. 2006). However, since 2006, chlorine disinfection is not used in the Netherlands.
  • Can chlorine based disinfectants be used in POU water disinfection?
  • The use of conventional chlorine-based disinfectants, such as hypochlorite (OCl -), within POU water disinfection requires the storage and transportation of hazardous chemicals and can also cause the formation of harmful DBPs and the deterioration of taste and odour 11.