title: Survival of poliovirus in flowing turbid seawater treated with ultraviolet light.
abstract: The effectiveness of a model ultraviolet (UV) radiation unit for treating flowing turbid seawater contaminated with poliovirus was determined. At a turbidity of 70 ppm, the observed survival ratios ranged from 1.9 x 10(-3) (99.81% reduction) to 1.5 x 10(-4) (99.98% reduction) at flow rates ranging from 25 to 15 liters/min; no virus was recovered at flow rates of 10 and 5 liters/min. At a turbidity of 240 ppm, the observed survival ratios ranged from 3.2 x 10(-2) (96.80% reduction) to 2.1 x 10(-4) (99.98% reduction) at flow rates ranging from 25 to 5 liters/min. As expected, turbidity had an adverse influence on the effectiveness of UV radiation; however, by adjusting the flow rate of the seawater through the treatment unit, adequate disinfection was shown to be predictable.
mesh_terms: D046508:Culture Techniques; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011827:Radiation / Q000295:instrumentation; D011830:Radiation Effects; D012758:Shellfish; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014871:Water Microbiology