Efficacy of a solar still in destroying virus and indicator bacteria in water for human consumption

Natural water distillation can destroy and/or inactivate microorganisms that are sensitive to heat and ultraviolet radiation (UV). This method is currently used to provide fresh water in ships and in the desalination of brackish water. For the development of this research, a pilot-scale solar still...

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Main Authors: Felipe Tiago do Nascimento, Carlos Augusto do Nascimento, Fernando Rosado Spilki, Rodrigo Staggemeier, Cláudio Marcos Lauer Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2018-08-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-993X2018000400307&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en