Uisce ultraivialaitdisinfectionofdrinking
Waterobtainedfromnaturalsourcessuchasdams, srutháin, boresandrainwatertanksmaycontainmicroorganismsthatcanposearisktoyourhealth.TheDepartmentofHealthrecommendsthatallnaturallysourcedwatershouldbeprofessionallytestedandtreatedbeforeitisusedfordrinking, snámha, fillingswimmingandpaddlingpools, foodpreparationorcooking.Anumberofwatertreatmentsystemscanbeusedtoremovemicrobiologicalcontaminantsthatmaycauseillness.UltraViolet (UV) lightdisinfectionisonewatertreatmentsystemthatcanbeusedtoremovemostformsofmicrobiologicalcontaminationfromwater.
WhatisUVlight? UVlightispartofnaturalsunlight.ItcannotbeseenasUVlightisbetweenvisiblelightandx-ray.
HowdoesUVlightkillmicroorganisms? WhenUVlightentersamicroorganismitsenergywilldamagethemicroorganism'scellularfunctionsothatitwillnotbeabletogrow.
IsUVlighteffectiveagainstallmicroorganisms? Sea.UVlightisnormallyeffectiveagainstallviruses, baictéirandprotozoa.However, somemicroorganismssuchasCryptosporidiumandGiardiahaveprotectiveorthickcellwallsthatsomelowpowerUVlightsystemsarenotabletopenetratecighecectecurececigescectecurecivescecechevurecigescec.
Nach n-athraíonn obair oibre uisce? Uimh.
Ar cheartIfiltermywaterbeforeUVlightdisinfection? Sea.ItisimportanttofilterwaterbeforetreatmentwithaUVlighttomakesurethatallsuspendedparticlesareremoved.UVlightisnotafiltersomicroorganismsandsuspendedmatterwillnotberemovedfromthetreatedwater.
Whathappensiftheelectricityfails? UVlightdisinfectionsystemsrequireacontinuouspowersupplytopowerthelightbulb.IfthepowerfailsorfallsbelowthecorrectoperatingleveltheUVlightintensitywillfailorfallandasaresultthesystemwillnotbeabletosafelydisinfectwater.TheDepartmentofHheththhethhethhethhethhethhelecthefrethheferethheffefflofhevhethhethhethhethhethhelectrefrethhethheferethheffeilfeffeffefflifentheffeilfeffeffeffefeefonefonefonefeffewthhethretheilfefoneewthhethrethrethéiteach cuideachd
Isdisinfectionmaintainedthroughoutthewatersupplysystem? Níl, UVlightdisinfectionsystemswillonlydisinfectwateratthepointofcontact.AssoonaswaterleavestheUVlightdisinfectionsystemrecontaminationfrombackflow, breakandbiofilms (slime) canoccurasthereisnoresidualdisinfectantintetesloflofsloflofsloflofsloflofessloflofsloflofsloflofesesslofsloflofess
ShouldIcleanthepipesystemdownstreamfromaUVwatertreatmentunit? Is ea, overtimeabiofilm (orslime) maygrowinawatersupplysystemtreatedwithUVlight.Thismayrequireoccasionaltreatmentwithchlorinetoremoveanybiofilmwithinthepipes.Toremovebiofilmsflushallpipeswitha1mg / Lsolutionofchlorinatedwatermakingsuretoopenalltapstoallowallchlorinatedwatertodrain.
Do.
Ar cheart, ba cheart, ba cheart go ndéanfadh sé trácht ar uisce uisce, agus ar shláinte, ar orgánaigh orgánacha, mar gheall ar uisce uisce a athshlánú go neamhleithleach.WatersamplesshouldbetestedbyaNationalAssociationofTestingAuthorities (NATAL
IsitnecessarytotreatschemedrinkingwaterwithUVlight? Itisnotnecessarytofurtherdisinfectschemedrinkingwater.TheDepartmentofHealthcontinuallymonitorsthemicrobiologicalandchemicalqualityofdrinkingwatersuppliedbyalllicensedschemedrinkingwaterproviderstoensurethatitissafetoconsume.
Córas HowdoIchooseaUVlightsystem? AllUVlightdisinfectionsystemssoldinAustraliaarerequiredcarryastandardWaterMarksymbol.
TheWaterMarkassuresthepurchaserthattheappliancecomplieswiththeapproprAustralianStandards.ToensurethecorrectlevelofmicrobiologicalremovalUVlightdisinfectionsystemsshouldalsocomplywithoneormoreofthefollowing:
Caighdeán AmericanNationalStandardsInstituteandNationalSanitationFoundation (ANSI / NSF) 55.
Astrálach / NewZealandStandardAS / NZS4348WaterSupply - Domestictypewatertreatmentappliances - Performancerequirements
Astrálach / NewZealandStandardAS / NZS3497Drinkingwatertreatmentunits - Fiosrúcháin Pluiméireachta
Astrálach / NewZealandStandardAS / NZS3497alsospecifythelevelofperformanceeachwatertreatmentanddisinfectionsystemcanachieve.UVlightdisinfectionsystemsshouldbeabletotreatwatertooneormoreofthefollowingclassifications:
CóireáilClassMicrobiologicalTreatmentLevelofDisinfectionClassIIaBacteriaremovalWillremoveorinactivatebacteriaClassIIbVirusremovalWillremoveorinactivatevirusesClassIIcProtozoaremovalWillremoveorinactivateCryptosporidiumandGiardi
WillnotremovebacteriaorvirusesunlessClassIIaandIIbarepassed.
TheANSI / NSForAS / NZSstandardsymbolsandtheTreatmentClassshouldbeeasilyseenonpackagingortreatmentequipment.
SeicliostaforpurchasingaUVdisinfectionsystem.
BeforebuyingaUVlightsystemcheckthatit:
willbeabletotreatallofthewaterneededinthehousehold.
isequippedwithapre-filtertoremoveanyiron, manganeseandotherdirtanddebrithatcaneitherabsorborscatterUVlight.
hasabuiltinlightsensorthatcanmonitortheUVintensity, linkedtoanalarmsystemtoalerttheuserincaseoflowUVlevel.
hasasafetycontrolsystemthatcanshutoffthewatersupplyincaseofalowUVlevel.
isconnectedtoaconstantpowersupply.
carrytheWaterMarksymbolandatleastoneofthefollowingstandardsANSI / NSFStandard55, AS / NZS3497orAS / NZS4348andtreatmentclassificationlevel.
Freisin:
LocatetheUVlightdisinfectionsystemasclosetothepointofuseaspossible,
Ensurehathatherearenobreaksorbackflowsinyourplumbingsystem, agus
Leanthemanufacturersrecommendedmaintenanceguidelines.
MoreinformationWaterUnit, EnvironmentalHealthDirectorate
Roinn Sláinte
Waterobtainedfromnaturalsourcessuchasdams, srutháin, boresandrainwatertanksmaycontainmicroorganismsthatcanposearisktoyourhealth.TheDepartmentofHealthrecommendsthatallnaturallysourcedwatershouldbeprofessionallytestedandtreatedbeforeitisusedfordrinking, snámha, fillingswimmingandpaddlingpools, foodpreparationorcooking.Anumberofwatertreatmentsystemscanbeusedtoremovemicrobiologicalcontaminantsthatmaycauseillness.UltraViolet (UV) lightdisinfectionisonewatertreatmentsystemthatcanbeusedtoremovemostformsofmicrobiologicalcontaminationfromwater.
WhatisUVlight? UVlightispartofnaturalsunlight.ItcannotbeseenasUVlightisbetweenvisiblelightandx-ray.
HowdoesUVlightkillmicroorganisms? WhenUVlightentersamicroorganismitsenergywilldamagethemicroorganism'scellularfunctionsothatitwillnotbeabletogrow.
IsUVlighteffectiveagainstallmicroorganisms? Sea.UVlightisnormallyeffectiveagainstallviruses, baictéirandprotozoa.However, somemicroorganismssuchasCryptosporidiumandGiardiahaveprotectiveorthickcellwallsthatsomelowpowerUVlightsystemsarenotabletopenetratecighecectecurececigescectecurecivescecechevurecigescec.
Nach n-athraíonn obair oibre uisce? Uimh.
Ar cheartIfiltermywaterbeforeUVlightdisinfection? Sea.ItisimportanttofilterwaterbeforetreatmentwithaUVlighttomakesurethatallsuspendedparticlesareremoved.UVlightisnotafiltersomicroorganismsandsuspendedmatterwillnotberemovedfromthetreatedwater.
Whathappensiftheelectricityfails? UVlightdisinfectionsystemsrequireacontinuouspowersupplytopowerthelightbulb.IfthepowerfailsorfallsbelowthecorrectoperatingleveltheUVlightintensitywillfailorfallandasaresultthesystemwillnotbeabletosafelydisinfectwater.TheDepartmentofHheththhethhethhethhethhethhelecthefrethheferethheffefflofhevhethhethhethhethhethhelectrefrethhethheferethheffeilfeffeffefflifentheffeilfeffeffeffefeefonefonefonefeffewthhethretheilfefoneewthhethrethrethéiteach cuideachd
Isdisinfectionmaintainedthroughoutthewatersupplysystem? Níl, UVlightdisinfectionsystemswillonlydisinfectwateratthepointofcontact.AssoonaswaterleavestheUVlightdisinfectionsystemrecontaminationfrombackflow, breakandbiofilms (slime) canoccurasthereisnoresidualdisinfectantintetesloflofsloflofsloflofsloflofessloflofsloflofsloflofesesslofsloflofess
ShouldIcleanthepipesystemdownstreamfromaUVwatertreatmentunit? Is ea, overtimeabiofilm (orslime) maygrowinawatersupplysystemtreatedwithUVlight.Thismayrequireoccasionaltreatmentwithchlorinetoremoveanybiofilmwithinthepipes.Toremovebiofilmsflushallpipeswitha1mg / Lsolutionofchlorinatedwatermakingsuretoopenalltapstoallowallchlorinatedwatertodrain.
Do.
Ar cheart, ba cheart, ba cheart go ndéanfadh sé trácht ar uisce uisce, agus ar shláinte, ar orgánaigh orgánacha, mar gheall ar uisce uisce a athshlánú go neamhleithleach.WatersamplesshouldbetestedbyaNationalAssociationofTestingAuthorities (NATAL
IsitnecessarytotreatschemedrinkingwaterwithUVlight? Itisnotnecessarytofurtherdisinfectschemedrinkingwater.TheDepartmentofHealthcontinuallymonitorsthemicrobiologicalandchemicalqualityofdrinkingwatersuppliedbyalllicensedschemedrinkingwaterproviderstoensurethatitissafetoconsume.
Córas HowdoIchooseaUVlightsystem? AllUVlightdisinfectionsystemssoldinAustraliaarerequiredcarryastandardWaterMarksymbol.
TheWaterMarkassuresthepurchaserthattheappliancecomplieswiththeapproprAustralianStandards.ToensurethecorrectlevelofmicrobiologicalremovalUVlightdisinfectionsystemsshouldalsocomplywithoneormoreofthefollowing:Caighdeán AmericanNationalStandardsInstituteandNationalSanitationFoundation (ANSI / NSF) 55.
Astrálach / NewZealandStandardAS / NZS4348WaterSupply - Domestictypewatertreatmentappliances - Performancerequirements
Astrálach / NewZealandStandardAS / NZS3497Drinkingwatertreatmentunits - Fiosrúcháin Pluiméireachta
Astrálach / NewZealandStandardAS / NZS3497alsospecifythelevelofperformanceeachwatertreatmentanddisinfectionsystemcanachieve.UVlightdisinfectionsystemsshouldbeabletotreatwatertooneormoreofthefollowingclassifications:
CóireáilClassMicrobiologicalTreatmentLevelofDisinfectionClassIIaBacteriaremovalWillremoveorinactivatebacteriaClassIIbVirusremovalWillremoveorinactivatevirusesClassIIcProtozoaremovalWillremoveorinactivateCryptosporidiumandGiardi
WillnotremovebacteriaorvirusesunlessClassIIaandIIbarepassed.
TheANSI / NSForAS / NZSstandardsymbolsandtheTreatmentClassshouldbeeasilyseenonpackagingortreatmentequipment.
SeicliostaforpurchasingaUVdisinfectionsystem.
BeforebuyingaUVlightsystemcheckthatit:
willbeabletotreatallofthewaterneededinthehousehold.
isequippedwithapre-filtertoremoveanyiron, manganeseandotherdirtanddebrithatcaneitherabsorborscatterUVlight.
hasabuiltinlightsensorthatcanmonitortheUVintensity, linkedtoanalarmsystemtoalerttheuserincaseoflowUVlevel.
hasasafetycontrolsystemthatcanshutoffthewatersupplyincaseofalowUVlevel.
isconnectedtoaconstantpowersupply.
carrytheWaterMarksymbolandatleastoneofthefollowingstandardsANSI / NSFStandard55, AS / NZS3497orAS / NZS4348andtreatmentclassificationlevel.
Freisin:
LocatetheUVlightdisinfectionsystemasclosetothepointofuseaspossible,
Ensurehathatherearenobreaksorbackflowsinyourplumbingsystem, agus
Leanthemanufacturersrecommendedmaintenanceguidelines.
MoreinformationWaterUnit, EnvironmentalHealthDirectorate
Roinn Sláinte
