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UV lights for giardia?
Giardia [also known as beaver fever] is a nasty little protozoa that
I'd like to keep from taking up residence in my pond. It is frequented by 3 pugs & though we can train them not to drink from the pond- it is a handy source of refreshment for them. Does anyone know what the strength of the Tetra 5w UV light is? I've been using one with great success against algae. I found a chart at http://www.awwa.org/files/Advocacy/G..._Figure_17.pdf that tells me how much UV is needed to kill Giardia-- but I don't understand enough of the terms to understand the chart. What is a "log credit"? How do I determine millijoules/cm2 from the flow through my light? This page says that I need to measure flow rate, UV intensity & UV Transmittance. http://www.awwa.org/files/Disinfection.pdf I looked for a similar chart for killing algae, so I can see if it takes more or less UV. If I'm reading this one correctly- it takes much more UV to kill Algae [22000 microwatt-seconds per square centimeter] than Giardia [10000 microwatt-seconds per square centimeter]. Any water specialists agree/disagree? http://www.islandnet.com/~tiger/Tige...w_uv_works.htm Thanks, Jim |
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