Deploying Elemental Iodine in a Vapor Form to Disinfect Water and to Clear Biofilms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15491111 |
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| Authors | Petronella R Hove (0000-0002-4779-5264, Colorado State University, corresponding author), Daniel Mobley (0009-0004-5638-280X, Washington State University), Forgivemore Magunda (0000-0001-7854-5818, Colorado State University), Douglas R Call (0000-0001-6791-055X, Washington State University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 3489-3489 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17103489 |
| PMID | 32429479 |
| OpenAlex | W3025703780 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
Traditionally, iodine has been delivered as a solution, tablet or resin to disinfect water. In this study we evaluated the "I 2 vapor infusion" (I 2 VP) technology which passes an airstream through a matrix containing elemental iodine (I 2 ) to produce I 2 vapor as an innovative method of iodine delivery for water disinfection. Pressured air was provided either by a compressor or hand pump. Testing was performed with water inoculated with either Gram-negative ( Escherichia , Salmonella ) or Gram-positive ( Enterococcus ) bacteria or with pre-formed Acinetobacter or Staphylococcus biofilms. Bacterial colony forming units were used to assess efficacy of the device. In distilled water all bacteria and biofilms were eliminated after brief exposures ( 2 vapor infusion has the potential to be useful for emergency water treatment and potentially for reducing microbiological contamination of some waste streams
Bacteria · Biofilm · Biology · Chromatography · Contamination · Distilled water · Iodine · Pulp and paper industry · Turbidity · Water treatment · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Fecal contamination and water quality · Legionella and Acanthamoeba research · Water Treatment and Disinfection · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Engineering · Microbiology
| Highly cited | No |
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