Expanding and increasingly dense urban populations place tremendous demands on water infrastructure and industry. While a global problem, this is both notable and extreme in some fast growing Asian countries such as China. In fact, at the end of the last 5-year Plan Period (2015) more than 85 percent of the surface water was deemed unsafe to drink in Shanghai.
As the need for safer and more effective ways to disinfect water become more urgent, UVC LEDs are leading the way as a proven method for achieving protection from microbiological (virus, bacteria, parasite) sources.
Typical waterborne microbial contaminants include bacteria such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) pseudomonas, legionella, viruses such as Rotavirus, Adenovirus, Hepatitis and parasites such as giardia (beaver fever) and cryptosporidium. UVC LED-based solutions tackle these pathogens without impacting the water’s smell, taste or mineral contents.