Solar disinfection of natural river water with low microbiological content (10-103Â CFU/100Â ml) and evaluation of the thermal contribution to water purification

The contribution of the thermal component was also studied under real-time conditions to separate this effect from the total SODIS process. Results have shown and confirmed that temperatures near the optimum growth temperature of the different microorganisms can have an antagonistic effect on solar disinfection and slow down the process.