| Ozone has been used around the world in drinking water treatment plants for over a century. Its use as a treatment option for portable systems producing water at a much smaller scale (less than 250 L per day) is less common. Historically, portable systems used for this role have been gravity filters or disinfection using chlorine or iodine. More recently, small ultraviolet [UV] disinfection systems have also been used for treating water in remote areas. The primary objective of this project was to evaluate the performance and the applicability of a compact portable ozone drinking water treatment system for use in remote areas, where the absence of readily available drinking water or a reliable power source to run a large treatment system limit access to drinking water. The first part of the project involved evaluating various technical aspects of the proposed system. The second part is an evaluation and a comparison of the system against three compact treatment systems commercially available. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
