You forgot to mention expensive, inefficient and energy intensive. There are alternatives to produce safe water. There are situations where it is appropriate, but keep in mind that you are using a lot of energy to knock off a couple of micrograms of something in a sea of TOC, unless it is applied post RO.
Published by Joseph Cotruvo, President at Joseph Cotruvo & Associates, Water , Environment and Public Health
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Joseph, I think you comments are not well founded. There are several applications in which an AOP process in cost efficient and effective. Especially, in terms of emerging contaminants in drinking water (PFAS,1,4 dioxane...) and within industrial wastewater applications. Of course, as I mentioned each treatment process has its pros and cons - this is how GWT works with its clients and partners to utilize the most suitable treatment process for the application.
Published by Nick Nicholas, App Eng/Technical Director at Genesis Water Technologies, Inc.