Water disinfection technologies are becoming evermore important as the quality of drinking water declines, especially in areas of the world where access to safe drinking water is limited. Millions of people worldwide continue to die each year because of contaminated drinking water, and microorganisms and bacteria such as Cryptosporidium and E. coli remain a challenge to water systems everywhere.
Although water contamination continues to threaten potable water, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the chlorination of municipal drinking water. In 1908, water treatment plants in Jersey City, N.J., and Chicago began to routinely chlorinate water, and in the century to follow, waterborne illnesses such as typhoid and cholera have nearly been eliminated in the U.S.
One-hundred years later, chlorine remains an effective form of water disinfection, and—in the advent of technology, which has bestowed us this past century—other mechanisms for disinfecting water, such as UV and ozone, have been developed and successfully put to use.
While these different methods of water disinfection may find themselves competing with one another in the marketplace, each method plays an equally important role in preventing water-related illnesses and improving the quality of life.
As of late, it has become more obvious that the combination of technologies such as UV and ozone provides a more potent disinfectant that is useful in addressing a wide variety of water quality issues.
Because disinfection methods are always advancing, it is important that you stay informed of the latest technologies and information that develops within the water treatment industry. In a continued effort to deliver information to water treatment industry professionals, Water Quality Products is pleased to bring you the 2008 edition of Water Disinfection—A Guide to Current Disinfection Technologies and Applications.
We believe this comprehensive guide will offer valuable information to help you advance in this competitive market, and that it will also help to improve the quality of life.
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