Removal of radioisotopes in solution and bactericidal/bacteriostatic sterilising power in activated carbon and metal silver filters
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Removal of radioisotopes in solution and bactericidal/bacteriostatic sterilising
power in activated carbon and metal silver filters / C. Maioli, A. Bestetti, A. Mauri, C. Pozzato, R. Paroni. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 1382-6689. - 27:1(2009 Jan), pp. 49-53.
Abstract:
Activated carbon filters play an important role in water filtration and purification from contaminants of different origin. Their limit consists in bacterial proliferation, which may occur only during prolonged periods of non-use and in their ability to remove radioactive contaminants present in waste water from Industry or Nuclear Medicine departments. In this work we tested a commercially available activated carbon filter for water purification enriched
with silver plated parts incubating in static condition at room temperature different micro organisms (Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillum niger), up to 78 days. The microbial growth was in general more inhibited in the presence of metal silver into the activated carbon in respect to filters with the activated carbon alone: >4 log inhibition of bacterial proliferation after 78 days of incubation the presence of silver vs. 2 log without silver. When the filters were incubated
empty of carbon, the sterilizing power of silver was confirmed further.
The activated carbon filters proved also their ability in removing fromwater the principal radioisotopes used for residues liquid medical and research purposes (131I, 99mTc, 201Tl, 67Ga).
These results contribute useful data for the use of the silver-enriched carbon filters in water filtration both for daily use at home, and professional use in a Nuclear Medicine laboratory.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Activated carbon filter; Bacterial proliferation; Radioisotopes; Silver
Elenco autori:
C. Maioli, A. Bestetti, A. Mauri, C. Pozzato, R. Paroni
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