Pros And Cons Of Chlorine And Ozone
Water Disinfection
Chlorine and Ozone, Which is More Efficient
The use of chlorine and ozone in water disinfection is prevalent throughout the modernized world. Both options allow us to take water that was previously thought unusable and to change it into potable water. These options allow us to eliminate chemicals, microorganisms and disease from water such as cholera, e-coli, cryptosporidium, giardia, enterovirus, and many more including metals. There are pros and cons to both treatment processes and we will go over them in the next few paragraphs.
Chlorine is the widest used process in water disinfection. Used by water municipals, as well as an emergency application by consumers and the like. When chlorine is added to water in one of its many forms, it easily bonds with other chemical substances and microorganisms found to be harmful to humans. After bonding, the chemicals can be dissipated out as gas, or destroyed by the acidic reaction of the new substances created. Two acids that come about when chlorine is added are HCl and HOCl. Both are very potent acids with a pH range of 1-4 (Reference 5). …show more content…
In recent years the existence of DBP (Disinfection Byproducts) have led some to believe that maybe chlorine isn’t such a good disinfectant. DBPs come in two forms, HAAs (haloacetic acids) and THMs (trihalomethanes) (Reference 6). With these substances (one being chloroform) existing in the end product of drinking water, alternatives are coming forth; one of the main ones being the use of
Chlorine and Ozone, Which is More Efficient
The use of chlorine and ozone in water disinfection is prevalent throughout the modernized world. Both options allow us to take water that was previously thought unusable and to change it into potable water. These options allow us to eliminate chemicals, microorganisms and disease from water such as cholera, e-coli, cryptosporidium, giardia, enterovirus, and many more including metals. There are pros and cons to both treatment processes and we will go over them in the next few paragraphs.
Chlorine is the widest used process in water disinfection. Used by water municipals, as well as an emergency application by consumers and the like. When chlorine is added to water in one of its many forms, it easily bonds with other chemical substances and microorganisms found to be harmful to humans. After bonding, the chemicals can be dissipated out as gas, or destroyed by the acidic reaction of the new substances created. Two acids that come about when chlorine is added are HCl and HOCl. Both are very potent acids with a pH range of 1-4 (Reference 5). …show more content…
In recent years the existence of DBP (Disinfection Byproducts) have led some to believe that maybe chlorine isn’t such a good disinfectant. DBPs come in two forms, HAAs (haloacetic acids) and THMs (trihalomethanes) (Reference 6). With these substances (one being chloroform) existing in the end product of drinking water, alternatives are coming forth; one of the main ones being the use of