Disinfection of sewage from municipal wastewater treatment plants of Lviv

Devoted to the problem of sewage treatment by ultraviolet radiation. This method can clear the water from microbiological contamination and thereby improve water quality. Кеуwords – water treatment, disinfection, UV-radiation, microflora, sewage. Introduction The reservoirs contain a large number of microorganisms: clean reservoirs – tens and hundreds of thousands of microorganisms in 1 m, contaminated – millions and billions of microorganisms in 1 m. Their number depends on the season (in summer, the number of microscopic algae and cyanobacteria, which can cause water blooms, is very high in reservoirs). Among them there are species that constantly inhabit the reservoirs, as well as those that fall there with sediments, sewage, and so on. Microflora is represented by various groups of microorganisms – bacteria, microscopic mushrooms, actinomycetes, algae, protozoa are found [1]. The most simple, cheap and widely used method of decontaminating water is chlorination. In Ukraine chlorination of water began to be used since 1908. The degree of decontamination depends mainly on the concentration of active chlorine, contact time, pH value and water temperature. The main disinfectant is active chlorine. However, despite the effectiveness of pathogenic bacteria, chlorination does not provide epidemic safety for viruses. Also, the negative property of such a method is the formation of organochlorine compounds and chloramines. [2]. One of the alternatives to chlorination of water is the decontamination of ozone. Ozone is a universal reagent, because it can be used for decontamination, discoloration, deodorization of water, for removal of iron and manganese. This method also has its disadvantages: by-products of ozonation – aldehydes (formaldehyde) and ketones, as well as the complexity and high cost of ozone production and the need for constant monitoring of ozone production [3]. Main part One of the most effective methods of disinfecting water is ultraviolet irradiation. The effect of UV radiation on different types of microorganisms has the same nature, the main mechanism of which is the destruction of DNA and RNA structures in microorganisms under the influence of radiation in the region of 220-280 nm, the maximum bactericidal action takes place at a wavelength of 260 nm [4]. Ultraviolet radiation is instantaneous, at the same time, the radiation does not add water to the residual bactericidal properties, as well as the smell and taste. Water treatment with UV radiation does not lead to the formation of harmful by-products of chemical compounds [5]. The efficiency of sewage treatment from bacterial contamination by UV-radiation was studied for municipal sewage treatment plant No 2 of Lviv. The sanitary-epidemiological assessment of the quality of water was determined by the indicator of the total microbial number (TMN) – the total number of bacteria in 1 cm of the water being studied. TMN estimates the total contamination of sewage by microorganisms [6]. The essence of the method is to determine the total number of microorganisms that can grow on meatpeptide agar with temperature of 37 ± 0.5 °C for 24 ± 2 hours per 1 cm of water, followed by the account of the colonies grown in this medium.