Reduction of Escherichia Coli Using Metal Plates with the Influenced of Applied Low Current and Physical Barrier of Filter Layers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Bacterial and Virus Preparations
2.2. Metal Plates, Filter and Applied Current
2.3. Efficiency Reduction Calculations
2.4. Liquid Samples with Metal Strips
3. Results
3.1. PFU Difference with the Influence of Filter Layers and Electricity.
3.2. Influenced on Filter Layers
3.3. Differences of Applied Current
3.4. Metal Strips in Liquid Samples
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Log Difference | ||||
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Treatment | Filter | |||
#0 | #1 | #2 | #3 | |
SS-0 | 0.137 ± 0.02 | 0.111 ± 0.09 | 0.219 ± 0.03 | 0.361 ± 0.02 |
Cu-0 | 0.379 ± 0.05 | 0.354 ± 0.05 | 0.239 ± 0.09 | 0.308 ± 0.10 |
SS-Eap | 0.476 ± 0.14 | 0.353 ± 0.14 | 0.348 ± 0.02 | 0.339 ± 0.04 |
Cu-Eap | 0.688 ± 0.01 | 0.572 ± 0.02 | 0.368 ± 0.13 | 0.242 ± 0.17 |
Condition | Incubation Time | % Difference | |
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7 h | 24 h | ||
E. coli (Control) | 1621.9 ± 2.3 | 10935.1 ± 32.4 | 85.2 ± 2.3 |
E. coli + SS | 336.9 ± 10.2 | 9580.9 ± 25.1 | 96.5 ± 2.5 |
E. coli + Cu | 247.8 ± 15.2 | 1535.9 ± 35.6 | 83.9 ± 2.6 |
MS2 (Control) | 905.6 ± 3.2 | 6940.9 ± 20.3 | 87.0 ± 3.2 |
MS2 + SS | 753.1 ± 45.2 | 1586.1 ± 13.2 | 52.5 ± 5.1 |
MS2 + Cu | 550.3 ± 55.2 | 1188.0 ± 65.2 | 53.7 ± 6.5 |
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Versoza, M.; Jung, W.; Barabad, M.L.; Ko, S.; Kim, M.; Park, D. Reduction of Escherichia Coli Using Metal Plates with the Influenced of Applied Low Current and Physical Barrier of Filter Layers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203887
Versoza M, Jung W, Barabad ML, Ko S, Kim M, Park D. Reduction of Escherichia Coli Using Metal Plates with the Influenced of Applied Low Current and Physical Barrier of Filter Layers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(20):3887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203887
Chicago/Turabian StyleVersoza, Michael, Wonseok Jung, Mona Loraine Barabad, Sangwon Ko, Minjeong Kim, and Duckshin Park. 2019. "Reduction of Escherichia Coli Using Metal Plates with the Influenced of Applied Low Current and Physical Barrier of Filter Layers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 20: 3887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203887