SODIS with hydrogen peroxide: an effective household water treatment option under sub-tropical climatic conditions of bangladesh

Solar disinfection (SODIS) is an affordable and sustainable Household Water Treatment (HWT) method endorsed by WHO. However, its limitations include longer sunlight exposure requirements, incomplete microbial inactivation, and post-SODIS microbial regrowth during monsoon and winter seasons in subtro...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2024-07, Vol.31 (35), p.48279-48295
Main Authors: Khan, Md. Habibur Rahman Bejoy, Karim, Md. Rezaul, Nawmi, Mastura Morshed, Rimi, Nafisa Anjum, Ahsan, Amimul, Imteaz, Monzur Alam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Bioreactors
Bottles
Climatic conditions
Deactivation
Disinfection
Drinking water
E coli
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Exposure
Households
Hydrogen peroxide
Inactivation
Irradiation
Microorganisms
Monsoons
Plastics
Polyethylene terephthalate
Regrowth
Research Article
Room temperature
Seasons
Solar radiation
Sunlight
Urban areas
Waste Water Technology
Water analysis
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Water sampling
Water supply
Water treatment
Wind
Winter
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Summary:Solar disinfection (SODIS) is an affordable and sustainable Household Water Treatment (HWT) method endorsed by WHO. However, its limitations include longer sunlight exposure requirements, incomplete microbial inactivation, and post-SODIS microbial regrowth during monsoon and winter seasons in subtropical climates. To address these limitations, the performance of SODIS with H 2 O 2 for microbial inactivation during the monsoon and winter seasons in Bangladesh was evaluated following the WHO HWT protocols. Moreover, the process was verified using drinking water samples collected from restaurants, households, and slums. All SODIS experiments were conducted using reflective reactors with PET bottles and plastic bags, adding 10 mg/L of H 2 O 2 , and exposing them to sunlight for 6 h. The results showed that E. coli was completely inactivated within 2 h in plastic bags and within 3 h in PET bottles during the monsoon season, achieving an LRV of > 5. In winter, both achieved an LRV > 5 within 3 h and plastic bags showed more efficient in microbial inactivation than PET bottles. The microbial inactivation rates were 5 times higher than those of conventional SODIS. No regrowth of microorganisms was observed during the subsequent post-SODIS period of 12 h and 24 h at room temperature. The study findings suggest that SODIS with H 2 O 2 has the potential for complete microorganism inactivation with shorter sunlight exposure in subtropical climates with moderate to low solar irradiation and can be adopted as a reliable disinfection option for rural and urban communities with unsafe drinking water supply.
ISSN:1614-7499
0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-34339-x