Inactivation of Adenovirus Type 5, Rotavirus WA and Male Specific Coliphage (MS2) in Biosolids by Lime Stabilization

Jacqueline J. Hansen, Paul S. Warden and Aaron B. Margolin
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Jacqueline J. Hansen: Department of Microbiology, Virology and Waterborne Disease Laboratory, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
Paul S. Warden: Analytical Services, Inc. 130 Allen Brook Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA
Aaron B. Margolin: Department of Microbiology, Virology and Waterborne Disease Laboratory, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA

IJERPH, 2007, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: The use of lime to reduce or eliminate pathogen content is a cost-effective treatment currently employed in many Class B biosolids production plants in the United States. A bench scale model of lime stabilization was designed to evaluate the survival of adenovirus type 5, rotavirus Wa, and the male specific bacteriophage, MS2, in various matrices. Each virus was initially evaluated independently in a reverse osmosis treated water matrix limed with an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide for 24-hr at 22 ± 5°C. In all R/O water trials, adenovirus type 5, rotavirus Wa and MS2 were below detectable levels ( 0.5 TCID 50 /mL and 4 PFU or TCID 50 /mL. Each matrix was limed for 24-hr at 22 ± 5°C and 4 ± 2°C. In all trials virus was below detectable levels following a 24-hr incubation. The time required for viral inactivation varied depending on the temperature and sample matrix. This research demonstrates reduction of adenovirus type 5, rotavirus Wa, and male-specific bacteriophage, in water, sludge and biosolids matrices following addition of an 8% calcium hydroxide slurry to achieve a pH of 12 for 2-hr reduced to 11.5 for 22-hr by addition of 0.1 N HCl. In these trials, MS2 was a conservative indicator of the efficacy of lime stabilization of adenovirus Type 5 and rotavirus Wa and therefore is proposed as a useful indicator organism.

Keywords: Biosolids; lime stabilization; adenovirus; rotavirus; bacteriophage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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