Bacteriological quality of effluent submitted consecutively to a macrofiltration and ultraviolet light systems in the Tunisian conditions

Journal of Environmental Health Science Engineering

Hassen Abdennaceur¹  Brahmi Mounaouer¹ 

[1] Water Research and Technology Center, University Tunis Cartage, Borj Cédria Science and Technology Park, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

关键词: Reuse;    Disinfection;    UV reactor;    Macrofiltration systems;    Wastewater;   

Others  :  1133329
DOI  :  10.1186/s40201-015-0154-6

 received in 2012-12-02, accepted in 2015-01-06,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

This paper deals with the study of bacteriological quality of effluents that have undergone consecutively different macrofiltration system (pressure sand filter or disc filter used as a secondary treatment) and UV254 irradiation process (used as a tertiary treatment). These two successive systems of treatment were evaluated to determine their possible application as commonly alternatives to the conventional system of wastewater treatment and disinfection before wastewater reuse. They both combined systems of wastewater treatment released effluent of excellent bacteriological quality, with almost total absence of feacal coliforms, of E. coli and of P. aeruginosa). However, if the bacteriological quality of the effluent remained constant in the case of macrofiltration system (disc filter or pressure sand filter); the UV disinfection process showed to deeply depend on the quality of effluent, particularly with regard to UV transmittance. The daily bacteriological monitoring of the secondary effluent at the exit of the pressure sand filter by UV reactor and by using a dose of 96 mJ/cm², corresponding to an exposure of 16 min, showed an average rate of inactivation of around 3 U-Log, for feacal coliforms, E. coli and P. aeruginosa, respectively. Therefore, the average bacterial concentration remaining in the water at the exit of the UV reactor is less than 1000 cfu/100 ml for feacal coliform and E. coli. For P. aeruginosa, the remaining number is less than 100 bacteria/100 ml. These two last values coincide substantially with the range recommended by several standardized international guidelines. Therefore, numerous authors reported that P. aeruginosa is very resistant to UV irradiation compared to the other bacterial indicators. In contrast, our study revealed that feacal coliforms and E. coli were more UV light resistant than P. aeruginosa. This finding could be explained by the fact that E. coli and feacal coliform forms aggregates in the treated effluent, while P. aeruginosa exists either as discrete cells or as cell pairs.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Mounaouer and Abdennaceur; licensee BioMed Central.

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