IUVA NEWS Vol 16 | No. 2 | FALL 2014 FEATURES Issues and Opportunities with UV-C-based Room Disinfection Products Comparative Evaluation of the Removal Characteristic of 2- Ibuprofen by UV/H2O2 and UV/S2O8 Processes Ultraviolet Light Effects on Patulin Mycotoxin in Foods Is Scale-Up Applicable for Modular UV Chambers in Drinking Water Applications? Expanding the Role of UV into Ballast Water Treatment NEW! UV DISINFECTION INTRODUCING THE AQUARAY ® HiCAP™ THE NEWEST INNOVATION IN VERTICAL LAMP UV SYSTEMS As a global leader in Ultraviolet (UV) dis- infection systems, OZONIA offers a wide range of open channel Vertical Lamp Systems (VLS) and closed vessel reac- tors for wastewater, drinking water, in- dustrial process water and swimming UL TRAV ® I O pool applications. 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Jeyanayagam, Ph.D., P.E., IUVA News (print version) President Karl G. Linden, Ph.D. BCEE, CH2M Hill (ISSN 1528-2017) is published quarterly President-Elect Kati Bell, Ph.D., P.E. Professor Karl G. Linden, Ph.D., by the International Ultraviolet Association, Immediate Past President Paul Swaim, P.E. University of Colorado – Boulder Inc. An online version is posted on www. Secretary Gary Hunter, P.E. Bruce A. Macler, Ph.D., U.S. iuva.org. Treasurer Oliver Lawal Environmental Protection Agency Regional Vice President (EMEA) Michael Professor James P. Malley, Jr., Ph.D., Templeton University of New Hampshire IUVA Head Office Regional Vice President (Americas) Jamal Deborah Martinez Phyllis B. Posy, Atlantium Technologies Awad, Ph.D., P.E. G. Elliott Whitby, Ph.D., Calgon Carbon Executive Director Corporation International Ultraviolet Association Harold Wright, Carollo Engineers 1718 M Street, N.W., #276 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 422-2445 (202) 318-4561 (fax) [email protected] FALL 2014 1 A Message FROM THE IUVA PRESIDENT Karl G. Linden UVA continues in 2014 with series of webinars for their dedication and long hours of commitment to and meetings focused on the issues affecting the our cause. Without this cooperation and volunteerism, use and implementation of ultraviolet technology IUVA would not be able to achieve much progress. Iworldwide. There are many, many opportunities for our members to learn more about topics of interest to I also wish to thank all IUVA members for their vol- their personal careers, as well as to network with their unteerism and financial support through membership, peers. The use of ultraviolet technology continues to sponsorship, participation in meetings and events, and evolve, and we hope to provide our members with the making donations. Together we give to IUVA, and information and leadership on the issues that emerge we in turn benefit from what IUVA has to offer. With from that evolution. your help, we can achieve much. Indeed, our robust schedule of webinars, conferences Thank you for your support, and workshops worldwide, serves not only the profes- sional development interests of our members, but also promote an understanding of ultraviolet technology to – Karl G. Linden, Ph.D. the wider public who often have little awareness of the capabilities of the technology. The relatively new IUVA Education Committee is pressing ahead with efforts to pursue and develop ed- our name is our principle ucational opportunities that will include training op- erators, creating curricula and developing education- al programs to better serve the UV community and prepare a future workforce that is able to utilize UV sciences and engineering. Meanwhile, we are continu- ing with our efforts to reach out to organizations and associations with similar interests to explore possible collaborations and cooperative partnerships. principle our e is Among the webinars, programs and workshops to am our n come are: The IUVA Americas Regional Conference eta plus – in White Plains, N.Y., October 26-28, 2014, and a eta plus derives from η + : a continual increase in efficiency; Symposium on UV Disinfection in Developing Coun- for over 20 years we have committed ourselves to this tries on November 6 in Delft, the Netherlands. We principle in R&D, manufacturing and customer service. hope soon to have more information about regional Our own medium pressure UV lamps and perfectly events that will be hosted in South Korea and Singa- matched ELC® – electronic lamp control units will provide you with reliable customised solutions for systems up to pore in 2015. 32 kW. The leadership of IUVA, the members of the board H2O + UV = η+ and its various operating committees, are all volun- eta plus electronic gmbh contact: teers, and as such they make tremendous contributions Lauterstrasse 29 Anne O’Callaghan D- 72622 Nuertingen/Germany Tel.: +49 7022 6002 813 to the mission of IUVA. I wish to thank each of them [email protected], www.eta-uv.de Fax: +49 7022 658 54 2 IUVA NEWS / VOL. 16 NO. 2 A Message FROM IUVA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Deb Martinez ur work continues in advancing and marketing graduate students, and workforce training offer many the mission and brand of IUVA. possibilities for IUVA. We can potentially not only con- tribute to the workforce development of the nation and OIn particular, we are looking forward to the Americas Re- the world, but also promote ultraviolet technology to the gional Conference October 26-28 at the Crowne Plaza engineers of tomorrow. Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. , where Marvin R. DeVries, president of Trojan Technologies will be the keynote I want to thank everyone for their assistance and support speaker. And we are presenting a Symposium on UV as we continue with the work of IUVA. Of special note, Disinfection in Developing Countries on November 6 in I wish to recognize the leadership of Karl Linden and Delft, the Netherlands. We are also in the planning stag- the members of the IUVA Board. Through our collab- es for our next World Congress in 2015 in Vancouver, orative efforts, we can achieve continuous improvement British Columbia. Each of these conferences offers not for IUVA, which will mean more and more benefits for only a terrific schedule of professional development and our members. educational programs, but many, many rich networking opportunities for people at all career levels. Again, I hope to see you at the Americas conference in White Plains October 26-28. I would encourage you to consider participation in these conferences. For more information, go to www.iuva.org Best wishes. or contact me if you have any questions. Deb Martinez One of the topics that will be covered at the Americas Executive Director conference is the use of ultraviolet technology for dis- infection in health care settings. With Ebola virus cases traveling beyond Africa, the use of this technology