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Impact of UV-C Irradiation on Bacterial Disinfection in a Drinking Water Purification System

  • Hyun-Joong Kim (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Hee-Won Yoon (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Min-A Lee (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Young-Hoon Kim (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Chang Joo Lee (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Wonkwang University)
  • Received : 2022.11.14
  • Accepted : 2022.11.25
  • Published : 2023.01.28
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Abstract

The supply of microbiological risk-free water is essential to keep food safety and public hygiene. And removal, inactivation, and destruction of microorganisms in drinking water are key for ensuring safety in the food industry. Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation is an attractive method for efficient disinfection of water without generating toxicity and adversely affecting human health. In this study, the disinfection efficiencies of UV-C irradiation on Shigella flexneri (Gram negative) and Listeria monocytogenes (Gram positive) at various concentrations in drinking water were evaluated using a water purifier. Their morphological and physiological characteristics after UV-C irradiation were observed using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry combined with live/dead staining. UV-C irradiation (254 nm wavelength, irradiation dose: 40 mJ/cm2) at a water flow velocity of 3.4 L/min showed disinfection ability on both bacteria up to 108 CFU/4 L. And flow cytometric analysis showed different physiological shift between S. flexneri and L. monocytogenes after UV-C irradiation, but no significant shift of morphology in both bacteria. In addition, each bacterium revealed different characteristics with time-course observation after UV-C irradiation: L. monocytogenes dramatically changed its physiological feature and seemed to reach maximum damage at 4 h and then recovered, whereas S. flexneri seemed to gradually die over time. This study revealed that UV-C irradiation of water purifiers is effective in disinfecting microbial contaminants in drinking water and provides basic information on bacterial features/responses after UV-C irradiation.

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This research was supported by the Wonkwang University in 2021.

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