Process Safety Management (PSM) and the Risk Management Program (RMP), safety regulations enforced by OSHA and EPA are leading to serious reconsideration of chlorination as the preferred disinfection method. This book provides an explanation of various disinfection technologies in light of management criteria: legal compliance, and plant safety.

PrefaceDisinfecting Water/Wastewater: What's It All AboutPump Handle Removal-to Disinfection * Role of Disinfectants * Choosing the Disinfection Alternative * Example 1.1 * Example 1.2 * The Bottom Line * Disinfection Alternatives: What Is the Answer? * Cited References * Suggested Reading Elemental ChlorineIntroduction * Elemental Chlorine (Cl2): Some Basic Points * Cited References HypochloriteSetting the Stage * The Pluses/Minuses (the Good, Bad and the Ugly) of Hypochlorite * Sodium Hypochlorite System * Sodium Hypochlorite: Safety Considerations * Sodium Hypochlorite: Other Considerations * Sodium Hypochlorite: Matrix * Cited References * Suggested Reading ChloraminationChloramination: A Meeting of the Minds * Chloramination: The Discussion * Chloramination: The Bottom Line * Cited Reference Chlorine DioxideThe Chlorine Dioxide Alternative: An Easy Decision * Chlorine Dioxide: The Facts * Chlorine Dioxide: The Discussion * Chlorine Dioxide: The Bottom Line * Cited References Bromine ChlorideMorning Prelude * Bromine Chloride: Pertinent Facts * Bromine Chloride: The Discussion * Bromine Chloride: The Bottom Line * Cited References Potassium PermanganatePotassium Permanganate: Quick Work * Potassium Permanganate: Going Through the Motions * Potassium Permanganate: Pertinent Facts * Potassium Permanganate: The Discussion * On The Treadmill * Cited References OzoneOzone: Prelude * Ozone: Background Information * Ozone: Just the Facts, Ma'am * Ozone: The Facts * Ozonation System * Ozone: Process Flow Scheme * Ozone: Safety Considerations * Ozone: The Discussion * Ozone: The Bottom Line UVLet's Shed Some Light on the Subject * Early Start * UV: Background Information * UV: Discussion * At the Crossroads * UV Screening Criteria * The Bottom Line * Cited References Rachel's Creek: The Alternative SelectedForging a Decision * Stating the Case

"...the ext contains a lot of practical, experience-based data that undoubtedly will serve anyone having to make a decision about the design or modification of a water or wastewater treatment plant."-International Journal of Environment and Pollution, vol. 15, no. 5, 2001