Test Results of a Shower Water Recovery System

871512

07/01/1987

Event
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
A shower test was conducted recently at NASA-JSC in which waste water was reclaimed and reused. Test subjects showered in a prototype whole body shower following a protocol similar to that anticipated for Space Station. The waste water was purified using reverse osmosis followed by filtration through activated carbon and ion exchange resin beds. The reclaimed waste water was maintained free of microorganisms by using both heat and iodine. This paper discusses the test results, including the limited effectiveness of using iodine as a disinfectant and the evaluation of a Space Station candidate soap for showering. In addition, results are presented on chemical and microbial impurity content of water samples obtained from various locations in the water recovery process.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/871512
Pages
16
Citation
Verostko, C., Price, D., Garcia, R., Pierson, D. et al., "Test Results of a Shower Water Recovery System," SAE Technical Paper 871512, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/871512.
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Published
Jul 1, 1987
Product Code
871512
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English