Another contaminant of food
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processing wastewaters, particularly from meat
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, poultry
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,
and seafood
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processing facilities, is pathogenic organisms. Wastewater
s with high
pathogenic levels must be disinfected prior to discharge. Typically, chlorine (free or
combined) is used to disinfect these wastewaters. Ozone, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and
other nontraditional disinfection processes are gaining acceptance d
ue to stricter regulations
on the amount of residual chlorine levels in discharged wastewaters.