Disinfection by-product (DBP) formation and minimisation in drinking water
Author(s)
Shaw, Glendon
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2009
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The challenge: Potable water in SEQ is treated using disinfection processes that involve chlorination or chloramination, a process which involves adding chlorine and ammonia to water. These treatment processes can produce potentially harmful disinfection by-products (DBPs) such as trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs) and nitrosamines including NDMA. The response:
The project was established in January 2009 to improve the quality and amount of data on DBP levels in SEQ’s drinking water, especially NDMA, and to gain a greater understanding of advanced water treatment processes to minimise DBP formation.The challenge: Potable water in SEQ is treated using disinfection processes that involve chlorination or chloramination, a process which involves adding chlorine and ammonia to water. These treatment processes can produce potentially harmful disinfection by-products (DBPs) such as trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs) and nitrosamines including NDMA. The response:
The project was established in January 2009 to improve the quality and amount of data on DBP levels in SEQ’s drinking water, especially NDMA, and to gain a greater understanding of advanced water treatment processes to minimise DBP formation.
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Publisher URI
www.urbanwateralliance.org.au/
Subject
Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified