Optimum Disinfection Properties and Commercially Available Disinfectants
Abstract
Draft criteria were developed for a hypothetical ideal field drinking water disinfectant and submitted for ranking to 18 agencies of the Department of Defense and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The consensus placed health considerations first, with efficacy, palatability, and stability next and of approximately equal rank. Candidate replacements for calcium hypochlorite (HTH) were taken from a list of approved drinking water disinfectants provided by the USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs and from five developmental cyclic N-halamines. Based on a preliminary assessment, it is believed that chlorine dioxide and sodium dicholoro-s-triazinetrione are strong candidates for field disinfectants which require further evaluation for efficacy, particularly with respect to destruction of water-borne viruses and protozoan cysts. It is also recommended that 3-chloro-4,4-dimethyloxazolidinone (Compound I) and related halamines be further investigated for safety and efficacy. Keywords: Potable water; Disinfectant; Chlorine dioxide; Sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione; 3-Chloro-4,4-dimethyl-oxazolidinone.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA219332
Entities
People
- Richard M. Carnevale
- W. D. Burrows
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories