Ozone Vs Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts
Newland EnTech Europe has a wide range of ozone generators systems to fight against Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts.
Chlorine continues to be one of the most used disinfectants worldwide in drinking water plants.
However, every day we face new challenges in water purification, due to microorganisms that are more resistant to conventional treatments.
One of these microorganisms is Cryptosporidium parvum, responsible for a multitude of epidemics throughout the planet.
Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. Both the parasite and the disease are commonly known as “Crypto.”
There are many species of Cryptosporidium that infect animals, some of which also infect humans. The parasite is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive outside the body for long periods of time and makes it very tolerant to chlorine disinfection.
While this parasite can be spread in several different ways, water (drinking water and recreational water) is the most common way to spread the parasite.
In response to this, organizations like the EPA began looking for another disinfectant that could eliminate Cryptosporidium from public drinking water plants. Based on its long history of success in Western European drinking water plants, ozone was moved to the top of the list as a possible Cryptosporidium disinfectant.
Ozone functions similar to chlorine derivatives in water but is 2.2 times more powerful as an oxidizing agent than hypochlorite. Ozone spontaneously decomposes in water by means of a complex reaction pathway to generate hydroxyl radicals. It exists naturally as a gas and is typically dissolved in water through bubble diffusion. Because ozone gas is unstable and difficult to store, it is most efficient to produce it at the site of water treatment.
Ozone treatment units are installed as point-of-use treatment systems. Inside the treatment unit, ozone is produced by an electrical corona discharge from dry air or oxygen.
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