For nearly 100 years, chlorine has been added to water supplies to protect public health from waterborne diseases and to control odor and taste problems. While this technique has proven effective, research shows the process of chlorinating water can result in formation of disinfection byproducts. As a result, water treatment professionals often consider disinfection alternatives to provide effective disinfection, while reducing byproduct formation.
Alternative disinfection approaches and new technologies for complying with future disinfection byproduct regulations range from chloramines, chlorine dioxide, ozone, and ultraviolet light to a sequential combination of several of these technologies. CDM's disinfection specialists have a thorough understanding of disinfectant/disinfection by-products and advanced oxidation concepts and treatment technologies. To effectively design these systems, CDM conducts bench, pilot, and full-scale studies of disinfection alternatives and advanced oxidation/treatment processes.