Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 42, Issue 6-7, Pages 1467-1474Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.10.024
Keywords
adenovirus serotype 2; inactivation kinetics; monochloramine; pH effect; temperature effect
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The effect of pH (6-10), temperature (10-30 degrees C), disinfectant concentration (1-11 mg/l as Cl-2), and ammonia nitrogen-to-chlorine molar ratio (1.3-52) on the inactivation kinetics of adenovirus serotype 2 with monochloramine was investigated by performing batch-reactor experiments with synthetic 0.01 M buffer (phosphate or borate) solutions. The inactivation kinetics was independent of monochloramine concentration and ammonia nitrogen-to-chlorine molar ratio but had strong pH dependence, with the rate of inactivation decreasing with increasing pH. The kinetics at pH 6 and 8 were consistent with pseudo -first-order kinetics, while curves at pH 10 were characterized by a lag phase followed by a pseudo-first-order phase. The rate of inactivation increased with increasing temperature- activation energies of 56.5 kJ/mole (pH 8) and 72.6 kJ/mole (pH 10). The results obtained in this study revealed that monochloramine disinfection might not generally provide adequate control of adenoviruses in drinking water at high pH and low temperature. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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