Verification of Full-Scale Ozone Contactor Inactivation Performance Using Biodosimetry
2008
A biodosimetric technique was used to verify the concentration-contact time (CT) values [ CT10 , CT integrated disinfection design framework (CT-IDDF), CT segregated flow analysis (CT-SFA)] of the ozone
contactorsof the DesBaillets water treatment plant (Montreal), using indigenous aerobic spore formers (ASFs) as indicators of disinfection efficiency. ASF measurement in ozonated water was performed using a large water sample concentration method. Four assays, completed over a 6-week period, involved the implementation of biodosimetric calibration curves using an ozone pilot apparatus and followed by full-scale verifications. ASF inactivation kinetics were well described by a simple Chick–Watson model. The most accurate data also indicated that the CT10 underestimates the effective CT (by 1.2–1.9-fold), whereas the CT-IDDF and CT-SFA overestimate it (by 1.0–1.7-fold and 0.9–1.5-fold, respectively). Underestimation from CT10 was more pronounced with increased ozone dose while overestimation from CT-IDDF an...
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