Student Team Member:
Deborah Seibold
Report: [download] pdf 41kb
Presentation: [download] Powerpoint file 771kb
Protecting Public Health - UV Disinfection of Drinking Water
Atrazine is an s-triazine solid organic herbicide used for weed control throughout the mid-western United States. It is the most widely used herbicide in the U.S. Irradiation by Ultra Violet light is also a promising technology on target to be approved by the EPA in the near future. In addition to degrading organics, UV light has successfully deactivated Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocysts and leaves no disinfection byproducts that are often a problem in highly chlorinated water. For these reasons, it is currently highly researched for drinking water treatment.
