Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts with ozone

Jason L. Rennecker, Benito J. Mariñas, James H. Owens, Eugene W. Rice

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Abstract

Ozone inactivation rates for Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) oocysts were determined with an in vitro excystation method based on excysted sporozoite counts. Results were consistent with published animal infectivity data for the same C. parvum strain. The inactivation kinetics for C. parvum were characterized by a lag phase followed by pseudo-first order kinetics. Both the magnitudes of the lag phase and the pseudo-first order rate constant were found to be different for C. parvum oocysts from two different sources, and to obey Arrhenius law for the experimental temperature range of 5-30°C. CT requirements for C. parvum inactivation were found to increase by an average factor of approximately three for every 10°C decrease in temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2481-2488
Number of pages8
JournalWater Research
Volume33
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1999

Keywords

  • C. parvum strains
  • Cryptosporidium parvum
  • In vitro excystation
  • Inactivation kinetics
  • Ozone disinfection
  • Semi-batch reactor
  • Temperature dependence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecological Modeling
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution

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