title: Sewage disinfection towards protection of drinking water resources.
abstract: Wastewater applied in agriculture for irrigation could replace the use of natural drinking-water resources. With respect to high concentrations of human pathogens wastewater has to be disinfected prior to use. This paper introduces disinfection methods with emphasis on UV irradiation.
authors.affiliation: WEDECO AG Water Technology, Research and Development, Herford, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolch
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage