A comparison of sodium sulfite, ammonium chloride, and ascorbic acid for quenching chlorine prior to disinfection byproduct analysis

This study compared 3 commonly used quenching agents for dechlorinating samples prior to disinfection byproduct (DBP) analysis under typical drinking water sampling conditions for a representative suite of chlorination byproducts. Ascorbic acid and sodium sulfite quenched the residual free chlorine...

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Main Authors: Nathan Moore, Shelir Ebrahimi, Yanping Zhu, Chengjin Wang, Ron Hofmann, Susan Andrews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2021-08-01
Series:Water Supply
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Online Access:http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/21/5/2313