Water is a crucial part of everyday life, and we often take it for granted in developed countries. However, did you know that 2.2 billion people still live without safe drinking water and 115 million of those people still drink dirty, contaminated surface water. (WHO/UNICEF, 2023)
In order make water safe to drink disinfectants are a major component of the water treatment process in the UK, the most common disinfectants used are chlorine and chloramine.
However, some microbes are resistant to chlorine-based disinfectants and could cause an issue to public health.
This issue is being addressed by novel disinfectants hitting the market to make drinking water safer for both humans and animals alike.
At Ridgeway we have conducted a number of in vitro assays assessing the efficacy of novel disinfectants against a range of microbes including Giardia spp., Eimeria spp. and Cryptosporidium spp.
If this is of interest, please do not hesitate to contact us at enquiries@ridgewayresearch.co.uk or go our website for more information