title: The rate of endotoxin destruction during water treatment using a combination of ozone and ultraviolet radiation.
abstract: The rate of destruction of endotoxin in water samples by a combination of UV and ozone has been investigated. After an initial non-linear phase the rate of destruction followed 1st order kinetics with a calculated D value of between six and ten min on endotoxin levels as high as 100 EU/mL. Measuring endotoxin destruction rates has proved an effective way of validating the UV-ozone water treatment process.
authors.affiliation: Regional Quality Control Department, Mersey Regional Health Authority, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vallor
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry / Q000592:standards*; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins; D010126:Ozone