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Effects of Disinfection According to Durations of Surgical Hand Scrub and Type of Disinfectant (외과적 손씻기 시간과 소독제에 따른 소독효과)

  • Park, Jong-Nam;Lee, Mi-Aie
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.208-216
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: This study was done to identify the differences in effectiveness of disinfections for surgical hand scrubbing according to the duration of scrubbing and the type of disinfectant. Method: From June 30 to August 14, 2003, the data were collected from 30 surgical nurses and surgeons in one general hospital in P city, Korea. All participants washed their hands with two different disinfectants and four different scrubbing times, they placed both finger tips on a blood agar plate and using sterile cotton tips microbes were collected from their palms, nails and forearms. Results: The first hypothesis of this study(with same disinfectant, there will be no difference in effect of disinfection in surgical hand scrub among four time groups) was supported. The second hypothesis of this study(with same duration of surgical hand scrub, there will be no difference in effect between two disinfectants) was also supported. Conclusion: There are no differences in effectiveness of disinfection for surgical hand scrubbing according to duration of the scrubbing and the type of disinfectant. So it is concluded that the effectiveness of disinfection depends more on the exactly how the scrubbing is done rather than the duration of scrubbing or the type of disinfectant.

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Numerical Analysis for Characteristic of Flow and Disinfection Performance with Variation of Guide Wall in Clearwell (도류벽 형태에 따른 정수지 내 유동 특성과 소독능 변화에 대한 수치 해석적 연구)

  • Lee, Suk-Won;Park, Jun-Jung;Rhee, Gwang-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.767-772
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    • 2006
  • The SWTR(Surface Water Treatment Rule) requires achieving removal 99.9% Giardia and 99.99% Virus. To remove Giardia and Virus, disinfection process is essential process. CT is important index for Disinfection performance. CT value is expressed by CXT. C is represented by disinfection concentration and T is represented by $T_{10}$ which means 90% contact time in clearwell. To improve Disinfection performance, it is desirable to increase $T_{10}$. Primary factor affected $T_{10}$ is flow Pattern. Because guide wall change that flow pattern is uniform, we have installed guide wall to increase $T_{10}$. In this paper, we have performed numerical analysis for clearwell installed symmetric guide wall and center divided guide wall using CFD. We have analyzed flow pattern and $T_{10}$ in each clearwell. And. we compare symmetric guide wall with center divided guide wall in flow pattern and $T_{10}$.

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Impact of Water Quality Parameters on the Disinfection of Total Coliform with Chlorine Dioxide

  • Lee Yoon-Jin
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.215-221
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    • 2006
  • This study investigated the inactivation of the total coliform, an indicator organism in chlorine dioxide, in order to assess the optimal disinfection procedure for drinking water treatment and distribution systems. This research focus on a number of factors, including the dosage of disinfectant, contact time, pH, temperature and DOC. Water samples were taken from the outlet of a settling basin at a conventional surface water treatment system. As the pH increased in the range of pH 6-9, the bactericidal effects of disinfectants decreased. Changes in levels of pH did not significantly after the disinfection effect of chlorine dioxide for total coliform. With an increase in temperature, there was a subsequent increase in the bactericidal effects of disinfectants. Thus, it is evident that a decrease in temperature will higher the CT values required to inactivate coliform for during the winter. DOC addition can also reduce total coliform inactivation. DOC is the most significant variable in total coliform inactivation with chlorine dioxide.

A Study on the UV Intensity Models and their Affecting Factors (자외선 강도 산정 모델과 영향 인자에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Dooil;Choi, Younggyun;Kim, Sunghong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.421-427
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    • 2008
  • UV disinfection is widely used in water treatment facilities and wastewater treatment plant because of its effectiveness to removal of pathogen and Giardia which is resistant to traditional chemical disinfection. As a design and performance tool of UV disinfection system, 3 dimensional UV intensity models were composed and simulated to compare each other and to find affecting factors in this study. Reflection, refraction and absorption are important parameters in UV intensity model and MPSS and MSSS model can reflect these parameters while LSI model can not. Absorption is the most important parameters among the reflection, refraction, absorption and shadowing so, this should not be neglect. Based on this simulation, shadowing effect is negligible when the number of installed lamp is a few but, this effect can not be neglectable when the number of installed lamp is quite a few. The errors according to shadowing effect is increased as the number of lamp installed increased.

Development of Control System for Disinfection Unit of Moving Welfare Device (이동식 복지용구 소독장치를 위한 제어시스템 개발)

  • Seong, Chung-Ill;Cho, Seong-Beom;Hwang, Gi-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2012.10a
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    • pp.304-306
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    • 2012
  • In this Paper, we develop control system for disinfection of welfare Equipment. In this paper, the developed system including disinfection control circuit using Hydrogen peroxide steam, chamber control circuit for disinfection using low vacuum and washing system control circuit using micro bubble.

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WTP UV Disinfection System (국내하수처리장 자외선소독조 운영실태 및 기술동향)

  • Lee, J.Y.;Kim, Y.T.;Lee, T.J.
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.12a
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    • pp.126-132
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    • 2005
  • UV disinfection system allows the disinfection of municipal and industrial water and wastewater without the use of expensive chlorination and dechlorination techniques, labor intensive equipments In traditional ultraviolet systems the UV lamps are seperated from water by quartz sleeves. quartz is one of. the few materials that is virtually transparent to UV light, the UV lamp is placed inside the Quartz sleeve. UV light from the lamp is passed through the quartz and into the water, thereby providing disinfection. In fluoropolymer tube-used non-contact UV systems, the water flows through fluoropolymer plastic tubes. banks of UV lamps surround these tubes such that each tube gets exposed to ultra violet light from all sides. in non-contact design the lamps operates at almost constant temperature. this design is extremly efficient in the utilization of UV energy and superior to conventional contact- systems.

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Numerical Simulation of Flow Field and Organism Concentration in a UV Disinfection Channel

  • Li, Chan;Deng, Baoqing;Kim, Chang-Nyung
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11b
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    • pp.2816-2821
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    • 2008
  • This paper investigates the flow field and organism concentration in a UV disinfection channel in which vertical ultraviolet lamps are arranged in a staggered configuration. Turbulence is described by low Reynolds number ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model and standard ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model, respectively. P-1 method has been employed to solve the radiative transfer equation. The obtained incident radiation is used to compute the inactivation term in the species equation. The CFD results are in good agreement with the existing experimental data for the UV channel. For the flow field, the low-Reynolds number ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ model is superior to the standard ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ model. The approach velocity has a significant effect on the disinfection efficiency. The organism concentration at the outlet decreases fast to a low inlet velocity.

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Zooplankton Removal in Seawater using UV, Electrolysis and UV+electrolysis Process (UV, 전기분해 및 UV+전기분해 공정을 이용한 해수 중의 동물성 플랑크톤 제거)

  • Kim, Dong-Seog;Park, Young-Seek
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.30 no.7
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    • pp.597-604
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    • 2021
  • The International Maritime Organization (IMO) ballast water management agreement (International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments) came into force on September 8, 2017. This study evaluated the disinfection performance of electrolysis, UV treatment, and electrolysis + UV combined, to improve the treatment of zooplankton (size ≥ 50 ㎛), which is expected to strengthen the standards for biodegradation efficiency. Among the methods used, the disinfection time leading to 100% death was in the order: electrolysis > electrolysis + UV > UV process. For the same level of disinfection performance, the amount of electricity required for the electrolysis, UV, and electrolysis + UV processes were 1,300 W.s, 8,400 W.S, and 4,500 W.s, respectively. The combination of electrolysis + UV process for inactivation of zooplankton in ballast water did not show a synergic effect owing to the slow disinfection time and high power consumption.

EFFECT ON IMMERSI0N DISINFECTION OF HYDROPHIILIC RUBBER IMPRESSI0N MATERIAL ON DIMENSIONAL STABILITY AND SURFACE HARDNESS OF IMPROVED STONE CAST (친수성 고무인상재의 침적 소독이 경석모형의 크기의 안정성과 표면경도에 미치는 영향)

  • Nam, Mee-Hyun;Kang, Woo-Jin;Chung, Moon-Kyu
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.569-583
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    • 1995
  • Disinfection of dental impressions are necessary due to contamination with patient’s saliva and blood, which is a potential for cross-infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of disinfection of four hydrophilic rubber impression materials with three disinfecting solutions, on the dimensional stability and surface hardness of improved stone casts. Three hydrophilic vinyl polysiloxane impression materials(Express, Reprosil, Exafine) and one polyether impression material(Impregum-F) were mixed according to the manufacturer’s directions and impressions were made on a ADA specification No. 19 stainless-steeldie. On removal of the impressions, each impression was immersed in one of the disinfectants(Banicide, Potadine, Clorox) for 10 minutes. After disinfection, type IV improved stone. casts were poured. On this cast, the linear dimension and surface hardness were measuredusing a Measurescope(Nikon, Japan) and a Barcol hardness tester(Barber, Colman Co U. S. A). The results were as follows : 1. The improved stone casts from disinfected Reprosil and Impregum-F impression material did not show dimensional changes(P>0.01). Those from disinfected Express and Exafine impression material showed dimensional changes(P<0.01). The amount of shrinkage was not clinically significant. 2. The improved stone casts from disinfected Express impression material did not exhibit changes in surface hardness(P>0.01), but those from disinfected Reprosil, Exafine, Imp regnum-F impression material showed changes in surface hardness(P<0.01). 3. The dimensinal stability and surface hardness of the improved stone casts were satisfactory using Banicide on Express, all disinfectants used in this study on Reprosil, Potadin and Clorox on Exafine, Banicide and Clorox on Impregum-F. According to these results, immersion disinfection of hydrophilic rubber impression mate rials did not adversely affect the resultant casts. Nevertheless compatibility tests of impression materials and disinfectants should be done when disinfecting impressions.

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Disinfection of E. coli from Wastewater using a Non-contact type UV Photoreactor and Log Inactivation Index (비접촉식 자외선 광반응조를 이용한 하수 대장균의 살균과 Log 불활성화율 지표)

  • Kim, Sunghong;Kim, Kyungmyun;Kim, Gwangil;Choe, Jaewan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 2016
  • Disinfection of microorganisms using UV light is widely used in the field of water supply and wastewater treatment plant, In spite of high germicidal effect and relatively clean by-product, UV disinfection has fundamental defeat that is accumulation of fouling materials at the interface of water and lamp sleeve. Non-contact type of UV photoreactor which can avoid this fouling generation was developed and the experimental performance evaluation of the system was carried out in this study. Log inactivation rate of E. coli was selected as a disinfection index. The concentration of E. coli of second clarifier effluent was $8.2{\times}10^1-8.2{\times}10^3$ colony per mL and was well inactivated by the non-contact type of UV photoreactor. Under the UV intensity condition of $2.1-2.5mW/cm^2$, E. coli removal rate was observed in the range of 54 - 95% when the HRT was increased from 10 to 52 seconds. Experimental results showed that log inactivation of E. coli was proportional to UV dosage and $200mJ/cm^2$ of UV dose is expected for the 2.0 log inactivation of E. coli from the second clarifier effluent. Between the two parameters of UV intensity and contact time which are consist of UV dose, UV intensity was 4 times more effective than contact time.