Ultraviolet - Chlorine Combined Treatment Efficiency to Eliminate in Artificial Surf Lagoons

Overview

Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2022 Nov 28

PMID 36439712

Authors

Inigo Arberas-Jimenez

Ines Sifaoui

Maria Reyes-Batlle

Aitor Rizo-Liendo

Luis Sancho

Andoni Urruticoechea

Jose E Pinero

Jacob Lorenzo-Morales

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Abstract

. fowleri, a protozoa belonging to the free-living amoeba group, is the causative agent of a central nervous system affecting disease that is fatal in more than the 95% of the reported cases. This parasite can be found in warm water bodies such as lakes, rivers or inadequately disinfected swimming pools. On the other hand, chlorination and UV light treatment are two of the most extensively used disinfection methods in recreational water facilities. In this study the effect of chlorination and UV light on trophozoites was studied in a close water circuit with the aim to assess the efficacy of this disinfection methods in large pools. The obtained results showed that the chlorination was able to decrease the number of viable cells despite the elimination was not totally achieved. Nonetheless, the combination of the UV light with the chlorination allowed the complete removal of the trophozoites from the water in experimental testing conditions.

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