A comparison of genotoxicity change in reclaimed wastewater from different disinfection processes

Qiwan Chai; Allen Hu; Yukun Qian; Xiuwei Ao; Wenjun Liu; Hongwei Yang; Yuefeng F. Xie

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.024

A comparison of genotoxicity change in reclaimed wastewater from different disinfection processes

Qiwan Chai, Allen Hu, Yukun Qian, Xiuwei Ao, Wenjun Liu, Hongwei Yang, Yuefeng F. Xie

School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)

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Effluents before disinfection from four wastewater reclamation plants were treated with chlorine (Cl₂), ozone (O₃), chlorine dioxide (ClO₂), medium-pressure ultraviolet (MPUV) and four different combinations of the above, to evaluate the effect of disinfection processes on the genotoxicity removal by the SOS/umu test. Results showed that the genotoxicity increased after MPUV irradiation (10–100 mJ/cm²), but declined when adopting other disinfection processes. The effectiveness of genotoxicity reduction by five chemical disinfectants was identified as: O₃ > pre-ozonation with Cl₂ ≈ ClO₂ > combination of ClO₂ and Cl₂ > Cl₂. The sequential combination of MPUV, Cl₂ and O₃ reduced the genotoxicity to a level similar to the source water. The influence of differential disinfection process varied on iodinated wastewater, which is closely related to the competitive reactions between disinfectants, iodine and dissolved organic matters. The removal of genotoxic pollutants and the formation of genotoxic disinfection by-products are the two major factors that lead to the change in genotoxicity during disinfection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	335-341
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemosphere
Volume	191
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.024
State	Published - Jan 2018

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