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Abstract
Hughes, Ken. "Marine Applications of Ozone--A Global
Perspective," Water
Conditioning & Purification, 2000, 42:11
(November), 70-71
Although ocean-going
ships can make clean fresh
water using reverse
osmosis systems, water can become contaminated and people can get sick
from it
if holding tanks are not clean, as has happened on several
cruise ships. Another source of contamination is taking on water from
treatment
plants in exotic locales, where disinfection does not meet the
standards of the
developed world.
Chlorine has not been an
acceptable means of
disinfection because of poor performance or harmful by-products. Ozone
is a
more effective disinfection choice for yacht and cruise ship operators.
Marine
applications of ozone for drinking water supplies, sewage treatment,
and
ballast water discharges are being engineered. Several
hundred large luxury boats and research ships already have ozone
systems on
board. The market for marine applications of ozone treatment is secure.
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