Disinfection
A short training course to introduce the learner to disinfection principles and processes used in the treatment of water.
Objectives
By the end of this course the participants will be able to:
- Describe the importance of disinfecting water
- Explain the principles of disinfection
- Describe the regulatory requirements in relation to disinfection
- Describe the disinfection processes and mechanisms used in water treatment
- Explain the chemistry and microbiology of disinfection
- Describe the operation of plant and equipment used for disinfection
- Explain and calculate Ct values
- Explain importance of maintaining a residual in distribution
- Explain the importance of crits" in controlling the process
- Describe how measuring equipment is checked and calibrated
Method
A classroom based training course using a mixture of trainer presentation and desk top exercises.
Pre Course Requirements
None
Who Should Attend?
Operational staff needing to update and/or increase their technical knowledge of disinfection processes used in water treatment. Others requiring an operational technical understanding of the topic.