The Role of Ozone in Municipal Water Treatment Systems

Quick Answer: Ozone (O3) plays three primary roles in municipal water treatment systems: it acts as a powerful primary disinfectant, an oxidizer that removes taste, odor, color, iron, manganese, and emerging contaminants, and a pretreatment step that reduces disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation downstream. Ozone in municipal water treatment systems has an oxidation potential of 2.07 […]