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<p>Wastewater and sewage sludge are a place of occurrence of many microorganisms, including viruses, pathogenic and relatively pathogenic bacteria. They can leak into other environments, i.e. receiver waters or soil, thus creating a biological hazard. Increasing the sanitary level of safety of municipal wastewater treatment plants requires the introduction of disinfection of sewage and sewage sludge.</p>
<p>The purpose of this article is a short review of the literature on methods used in disinfection of wastewater and sewage sludge. The work discusses the sanitary characteristics of wastewater and sewage sludge, primarily paying attention to the physical and chemical methods used to disinfect them. In addition, attention was also paid to the aspect of practical use of disinfection in municipal wastewater treatment plants around the world.</p>
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Wastewater and sewage sludge are a place of occurrence of many microorganisms, including viruses, pathogenic and relatively pathogenic bacteria. They can leak into other environments, i.e. receiver waters or soil, thus creating a biological hazard. Increasing the sanitary level of safety of municipal wastewater treatment plants requires the introduction of disinfection of sewage and sewage sludge.
The purpose of this article is a short review of the literature on methods used in disinfection of wastewater and sewage sludge. The work discusses the sanitary characteristics of wastewater and sewage sludge, primarily paying attention to the physical and chemical methods used to disinfect them. In addition, attention was also paid to the aspect of practical use of disinfection in municipal wastewater treatment plants around the world.

Methods Used in Disinfections of Wastewater and Sewage Sludge – Short Review

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Wastewater and sewage sludge are a place of occurrence of many microorganisms, including viruses, pathogenic and relatively pathogenic bacteria. They can leak...

Methods Used in Disinfections of Wastewater and Sewage Sludge – Short Review

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Jul 21, 2020

Page range: 57 - 63

Received: Mar 27, 2020

Accepted: May 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2020-017

Keywords
Disinfection, Microorganisms, Sanitary properties, Sewage sludge, Wastewater

© 2020 Eliza Hawrylik published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Methods Used in Disinfections of Wastewater and Sewage Sludge – Short Review

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Jul 21, 2020

Page range: 57 - 63

Received: Mar 27, 2020

Accepted: May 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2020-017

KeywordsDisinfection, Microorganisms, Sanitary properties, Sewage sludge, Wastewater

© 2020 Eliza Hawrylik published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Disinfection, Microorganisms, Sanitary properties, Sewage sludge, Wastewater