• KSBB Journal
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.314-316
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• 2002

The disinfection effects of trichloroisocyanuric acid (TICA) and calcium hypochlorite on E. coli in aqueous suspension were comparatively characterized at various concentrations and exposure times of each disinfectant. When the E. coli ($10^{7}$ CFU/mL) cells were exposed with a solution containing 12 ppm each of TICA and calcium hypochlorite, a 90% of the initial cells were killed in 4 sec and 390 sec, respectively. In addition, calcium hypochlorite lost its disinfection effect in about 1 hr exposure under the sun light, whereas TICA maintained its disinfection effect up to 6 hrs under the same condition. These comparative studies demonstrate that TICA is a more effective and stable disinfectant than calcium hypochlorite to sterilize E. coli in aqueous suspension.