Browsing by Subject "Trihalomethanes"

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Disinfection by-products and extractable organic compounds in South African tap water

Nothnagel, C.; Kotte, K.; Pienaar, J.J.; Van Zyl, P.G.; Beukes, J.P. (2008)

An important step in urban purification of drinking water is disinfection by e.g. chlorination where potential pathogenic micro-organisms in the water supply are killed. The presence of organic material in natural water ...
Evaluating gas chromatography with a halogen-specific detector for the determination of disinfection by-products in drinking water

Andersson, Anna; Kylin, Henrik; Ashiq, Muhammad Jamshaid; Shoeb, Mohammad; Karlsson, Susanne (Springer, 2019)

The occurrence of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water has become an issue of concern during the past decades. The DBPs pose health risks and are suspected to cause various cancer forms, be genotoxic, and have ...