Evaluation of disinfection efficacy and chemical formation using MPUV ballast water treatment system (GloEn-Patrol).

This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of inactivation of several indigenous marine species and the formation of oxidants and other by-products using medium-pressure ultraviolet (MPUV) ballast water treatment. The ballast water treatment system (BWTS) used in this study was composed of filtration modules as a pretreatment process, followed by a UV irradiation process equipped with a polychromatic MPUV lamp. The experiments were performed on seawater (Busan, >32 PSU) and brackish water (Nakdong River, 20-22 PSU) with flow rates of 50 and 250 m(3)/h.