ultra-violet (UV) spectroscopy Archives - Water Research Australia https://www.waterra.com.au/topic/ultra-violet-uv-spectroscopy/ National leader in water solutions through collaboration and high impact research Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:09:07 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.waterra.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-waterRA-favicon-1-32x32.png ultra-violet (UV) spectroscopy Archives - Water Research Australia https://www.waterra.com.au/topic/ultra-violet-uv-spectroscopy/ 32 32 UV LEDs for control of opportunistic pathogens in water https://www.waterra.com.au/project/uv-leds-for-control-of-opportunistic-pathogens-in-water/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 02:04:00 +0000 https://43.250.142.120/~waterrac/?post_type=ts-portfolio&p=9199 Water supply sustainability demands that communities look toward non-traditional water sources for potable and household water needs...

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Project Description

Water supply sustainability demands that communities look toward non-traditional water sources for potable and household water needs. One source of water is stormwater captured as rainwater or surface runoff. However, the behavior of this water as it travels from treatment to household taps has not been well studied and concerns are present over the growth or opportunistic pathogens that could compromise water quality for human consumption and use. UV treatment technology at the point of entry and distributed through a building water system hold promise for controlling microbial growth without the production of disinfection byproducts. This study would serve as an initial proof of concept for the use of UV technology, specifically germicidal UV LEDs in this application, to support a larger research collaboration, possibly funded through an ARC Linkage program proposal.

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Use of on-line surrogate parameters for rapid hazard detection and improved system performance https://www.waterra.com.au/project/use-of-on-line-surrogate-parameters-for-rapid-hazard-detection-and-improved-system-performance/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 01:07:16 +0000 https://43.250.142.120/~waterrac/?post_type=ts-portfolio&p=8972 The aim of this project was to examine the utility of ultra-violet (UV) spectroscopy as a real-time water quality monitoring system...

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Project Description

The aim of this project was to examine the utility of ultra-violet (UV) spectroscopy as a real-time water quality monitoring system. Two case studies were conducted. One assessed stormwater and showed that the UV system could detect that the first flush contained chemicals used as surrogates for water quality whereas later flows contained bacterial and biological markers. From this it was concluded that the sources of bacteria and chemicals were probably physically separated until they were mixed during surface runoff. In the second case study, the UV measurement equipment was set up in a groundwater filtration plant. It proved possible to accurately characterise water quality changes and assist operational decision-making.

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