The scientific foundations of ultraviolet radiation usage: effects, sources, and applications in water disinfection

Abstract

The monograph extensively explores ultraviolet (UV) radiation and its impact on substances and living organisms, as well as discusses sources of this type of radiation and methods of its measurement. The monograph investigates physical and chemical methods of water disinfection, particularly methods that utilize ultraviolet radiation in combination with chlorine or ozone. It also considers technological approaches to using ultraviolet radiation in water disinfection, including applications in water purification systems for drinking, in bottling drinking water, in swimming pools, and in fish cultivation in closed recirculating systems. The monograph focuses on technological solutions for the development and use of ultraviolet disinfection units for water systems. Recommended for scientific researchers, engineering and technical personnel involved in bactericidal disinfection issues, bacterial inactivation under ultraviolet radiation, using ultraviolet sources of different spectral ranges; higher education students in the fields of «Electrical Engineering» and «Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering».