ABSTRACT
Microbial disinfection of water can be carried out by various chemical, physical, and hybrid techniques that have been discussed at length in the preceding chapters. It is really interesting to note that although man has experimented with different methodologies for water disinfection, there has never been a universal solution for microbial inactivation for potable waters. The quest for better, efcient, and economical methods continues to intrigue humankind, and research in this arena is augmenting day by day. Globally, scientists are striving to come up with new methods for disinfection of water. In order to throw some light on the emerging and novel techniques of water disinfection, it is very important to understand that literature reports myriad methods and each one is unique. Therefore, it is difcult to tag any one or few as novel disinfection techniques. Moreover, age-old techniques of disinfection, such as ltration, usage of metals, and so forth, are being tried all over again as such or with some variation. This chapter makes an attempt to discuss some of the methodologies that are unique, different, and have not been described in the chapters before.
