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| Polychromatic Ultraviolet Treatment Of Cryptosporidium Parvum In Water With Plutocalc Professional Simulator. |
Olabimtan Olabode.H, Benjamin Abu.E, Hannah Amadike & Gadam Ibrahim .S & Tomilola Lawal
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Abstract:
:Cryptosporidium parvum, an enteric protozoan parasite that was responsible for all waterborne protozoan parasitic outbreaks as major waterborne cryptosporidiosis pandemic linking with the polluted drinking water as an indication of suboptimal control of c.parvum oocysts which are specifically difficult to eliminate via traditional treatment techniques. The polychromatic UV spectrum is practically accepted as a form of water disinfectant due to its activity against waterborne microbe such as c.parvum. Here, an online-based resource (PlutoCalc water) was employed in estimating the optimum conditions with the UV intensity (mJ/cm2), percent treatment, and the contact time (seconds) needed in an effective UV deactivation of c.parvum with the frequency of 254nm. Conclusively, the UV magnitude of 22mJ/cm2 and contact time of 8.8 seconds treated (deactivated) 99.99% of c.parvum in water with a linear relationship of UV dose with the contact time as [UV dose(mJ/cm2)= 2.7520 (contact time in seconds) ?0.5650] at 0.9890 of R2. The effectiveness of ultraviolet irradiation disinfection procedures against the inactivation of Cryptosporidium has been declared with the economic, eco-friendly, and non-toxic advantages compared to the conventional chemical aspects.
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