TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of genotoxicity change in reclaimed wastewater from different disinfection processes
AU - Chai, Qiwan
AU - Hu, Allen
AU - Qian, Yukun
AU - Ao, Xiuwei
AU - Liu, Wenjun
AU - Yang, Hongwei
AU - Xie, Yuefeng F.
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - Effluents before disinfection from four wastewater reclamation plants were treated with chlorine (Cl2), ozone (O3), chlorine dioxide (ClO2), medium-pressure ultraviolet (MPUV) and four different combinations of the above, to evaluate the effect of disinfection processes on the genotoxicity removal by the SOS/umu test. Results showed that the genotoxicity increased after MPUV irradiation (10–100 mJ/cm2), but declined when adopting other disinfection processes. The effectiveness of genotoxicity reduction by five chemical disinfectants was identified as: O3 > pre-ozonation with Cl2 ≈ ClO2 > combination of ClO2 and Cl2 > Cl2. The sequential combination of MPUV, Cl2 and O3 reduced the genotoxicity to a level similar to the source water. The influence of differential disinfection process varied on iodinated wastewater, which is closely related to the competitive reactions between disinfectants, iodine and dissolved organic matters. The removal of genotoxic pollutants and the formation of genotoxic disinfection by-products are the two major factors that lead to the change in genotoxicity during disinfection.
AB - Effluents before disinfection from four wastewater reclamation plants were treated with chlorine (Cl2), ozone (O3), chlorine dioxide (ClO2), medium-pressure ultraviolet (MPUV) and four different combinations of the above, to evaluate the effect of disinfection processes on the genotoxicity removal by the SOS/umu test. Results showed that the genotoxicity increased after MPUV irradiation (10–100 mJ/cm2), but declined when adopting other disinfection processes. The effectiveness of genotoxicity reduction by five chemical disinfectants was identified as: O3 > pre-ozonation with Cl2 ≈ ClO2 > combination of ClO2 and Cl2 > Cl2. The sequential combination of MPUV, Cl2 and O3 reduced the genotoxicity to a level similar to the source water. The influence of differential disinfection process varied on iodinated wastewater, which is closely related to the competitive reactions between disinfectants, iodine and dissolved organic matters. The removal of genotoxic pollutants and the formation of genotoxic disinfection by-products are the two major factors that lead to the change in genotoxicity during disinfection.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.024
DO - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 29045934
AN - SCOPUS:85032856166
VL - 191
SP - 335
EP - 341
JO - Chemosphere
JF - Chemosphere
SN - 0045-6535
ER -