Cryptosporidium in water reuse. Evaluation of new disinfection technologies

Water reclamation is considered as one of the most important priorities worldwide. However, the reuse of treated wastewater involves health risk related with the transmission of certain pathogens. This Doctoral Thesis evaluates the efficacy of new technologies based on advanced oxidation processes a...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Abeledo Lameiro, María Jesús
Format: doctoral thesis
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repository:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/23279
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23279
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:320712 Parasitología
330811 Control de la contaminación del agua
330301 Tecnología de la catálisis
330806 Regeneración del agua
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Summary:Water reclamation is considered as one of the most important priorities worldwide. However, the reuse of treated wastewater involves health risk related with the transmission of certain pathogens. This Doctoral Thesis evaluates the efficacy of new technologies based on advanced oxidation processes against Cryptosporidium, which infectious forms have a robust nature, and they are often detected in wastewater treatment plant effluents, indicating that conventional sewage treatments do not remove this waterborne enteroparasite. The results obtained suggest that these methods are promising alternatives for improving the microbiological quality of reclaimed water, reducing the risk of transmission of infectious diseases.