This fact sheet discusses issues related to the disinfecting process of solar water pasteurization . Contact Safe Water Systems for further information.
Disinfection means the destruction of disease-causing microorganisms.
The word Pasteurization was named after the French doctor Louis Pasteur, the father of modern medicine. Pasteur s research proved that sufficiently heating a substance destroys all disease causing germs. Today, throughout the world, beverages such as milk, fruit juice, beer and wine are disinfected through pasteurization. Consumers are familiar with and trust the process of pasteurization. Pasteurization is a function of time and temperature.