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In Overview of UV Disinfection for the Drinking Water Industry , you'll learn ...
- The components of UV equipment and monitoring systems
- How ultraviolet (UV) light works to render microbial harmless in drinking water
- The differences between UV intensity, UV dose and UV dose distribution
- How microbial respond to UV, as well as factors that impact UV dose-response
Overview
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Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 42 pages
This course provides a thorough introduction to ultraviolet (UV) light technology used to disinfect drinking water. The course includes a description of basic chemical and physical principles, the components of UV equipment, and performance monitoring for UV facilities.
You will learn how the mechanism of disinfection by UV light differs considerably from the mechanisms of chemical disinfectants such as chlorine and ozone. You’ll learn how UV light causes microbial inactivation, how microorganisms can repair the damage, and you’ll be introduced to the concept of UV dose-response. The material covers many aspects for consideration when implementing a UV disinfection system.
The course will be beneficial for a student with basic knowledge of water treatment design and is interested in learning about how UV disinfection is now being applied as a disinfection alternative. It is also an excellent overview for those professionals working in the field of water treatment.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the history of ultraviolet (UV) light for drinking-water disinfection.
- Explain how UV light renders microorganisms harmless in drinking-water systems.
- Describe how UV light is generated and propagated for use as a disinfectant.
- Explain how UV dose distribution is estimated and measured.
- Describe how microbial response varies with the wavelength of UV light.
- Distinguish among UV reactor configuration types.
- Compare the principal UV lamp types and their relative merits.
- Explain the sensitivity of UV lamps to power factor.
- Describe methods for accounting for lamp degradation over time.
- Compare electronic and magnetic lamp ballasts.
- Identify lamp-sleeve vulnerabilities to cracking and fouling.
- Describe lamp-sleeve cleaning technology options.
- Explain how UV transmittance (UVT) analyzers operate.
- Compare different UV reactor dose-monitoring strategies.
- Explain how water quality affects UV performance.
- Identify byproducts associated with UV disinfection.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 42 pages
