1. Ozone Treatment of Defrost Water for In-Plant Reuse.
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Martinez, Kristine, Le, Vinh, Choudhury, Gour, and Lathrop, Amanda
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FRUIT industry , *VEGETABLE processing plants , *FRUIT processing plants , *WATER reuse , *COST effectiveness , *OZONIZATION of water ,OZONE & the environment - Abstract
Many fruit and vegetable processing operations are examining technologies to reduce effluent volume and encourage water recovery and reuse. Implementing technologies and programs to promote in-plant reuse and recycling of discharge water is cost-effective and may improve processing efficiency. The efficacy of ozonation of defrost water has been investigated to determine the appropriate treatment level for in-plant reuse at a fruit processing plant in Clovis, California. Treatments of 0.5 ppm and 1.0 ppm of aqueous ozone achieved water quality acceptable for in-plant reuse, while an ozone treatment of 1.0 ppm was needed to significantly (P < 0.05) reduced the microbial load of flume wash effluent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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