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Appendix 8. Summary of experimental mean values for solar inactivation of Streptococcus faecalis in contaminated water using solar reactor IA (reactor IB was used for experiment 24).

Exp. No. Date (1986) Water temperature (°C) Flow rate (L/h) Solar UV-A Bacterial counts (CFU/mL) Bacterial survival (%)


Exposure time (min) Intensity (W/m2) Fluence (W h/m2)
InfluentEffluent MeanInfluent Effluent

713 Aug.34.436.535.511.22616.67.249020538.6
1028 Aug.32.335.433.810.42813.96.657615023.4
114 Sept.33.238.135.77.83815.910.04455513.6
129 Sept.34.639.136.86.54519.014.3195157.9
1311 Sept.35.938.137.04.46616.318.02550.50.1
1417 Sept.38.040.639.34.66315.716.52901.70.5
1523 Sept.36.741.439.06.64418.513.6265208.9
177 Oct.33.137.835.517.21715.04.2751522.1
215 Nov.25.829.527.637.1815.92.137522059.1
2319 Nov.25.833.629.75.65313.812.1495559.3
2427 Nov.28.630.129.410.53012.26.12104518.4

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