What are the advantages of UV disinfection versus, or as acomplement to, chemical disinfection with chlorine?

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What are the advantages of UV disinfection versus, or as a
complement to, chemical disinfection with chlorine?

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UV disinfection treatment is a very rapid physical process for disinfecting or sterilizing any material as it causes molecular rearrangement of the DNA of the organism which eventually results in its incapability of causing an infection. UV treatment of water is considered as safe,environmentally friendly and cost-effective than any of the chemical treatment. Chlorine disinfection is very hazardous for the public as well as environment.

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