Sequential inactivation of MS2 bacteriophage using ozone followed by monochloramine

Matthew D. Charles, Benito J. Mariñas

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Abstract

The effect of the sequential application of ozone followed by monochloramine on enteric viruses was investigated using MS2 phage as a surrogate. All experiments were performed in 0.01 M phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.0±0.1. The inactivation of MS2 phage exposed to monochloramine alone at a concentration of about 21 mg/L as Cl2 was found to follow first-order Chick-Watson kinetics with rate constant k = 2.24*10-3 L*mg-1min-1. The inactivation of phage that had first been pretreated with ozone and then exposed to 14 mg/L as Cl2 monochloramine had a rate constant of 3.91*10-3 L*mg -1min-1, about 1.7 times faster than the non-pretreated ones. However, significant tailing occurred in the sequential experiment, probably as a result of the presence of viral aggregates. The precise reason for the tailing has not been fully investigated. Additional research is needed to more fully characterize the observed synergistic effect.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2005 Water Quality Technology Conference Proceedings, WQTC 2005
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 Water Quality Technology Conference, WQTC 2005 - Quebec City, QC, Canada
Duration: Nov 6 2005Nov 10 2005

Publication series

Name2005 Water Quality Technology Conference Proceedings, WQTC 2005

Other

Other2005 Water Quality Technology Conference, WQTC 2005
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City, QC
Period11/6/0511/10/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Water Science and Technology

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