Disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution system of Bucharest City
Chlorine is widely used in Romania and all over the world as a disinfectant of drinking water. During the chlorination process, the natural organic matter and inorganic ions react with chlorine forming disinfection by-products (DBPs). The predominant organic disinfection by-products are trihalometha...
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| author | Iuliana Paun Florentina Laura Chiriac Vasile Ion Iancu Florinela Pirvu Marcela NIculescu Nicoleta Vasilache |
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| description | Chlorine is widely used in Romania and all over the world as a disinfectant of drinking water. During the chlorination process, the natural organic matter and inorganic ions react with chlorine forming disinfection by-products (DBPs). The predominant organic disinfection by-products are trihalomethanes (THMs) while the main inorganic disinfection by-products are chlorate and chlorite ions. THMs were detected in all investigated drinking water samples from Bucharest distribution system with values from 27.8 µg/L up to 75.1 µg/L, which are below the maximum concentration value admitted by Romanian drinking water legislation of 100 µg/L. Chloroform constitutes the major component in total THMs concentration found in all tested drinking water. Chlorate and chlorite anions were not detected in any of the investigated drinking water samples. THMs concentration was correlated with total organic carbon (TOC), residual chlorine and chloride. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff55575a125e4d1595ed6a9d5fb8d9312023-11-16T06:52:22ZengEstfaliaRomanian Journal of Ecology & Environmental Chemistry2668-54182668-85302021-06-01311018https://doi.org/10.21698/rjeec.2021.102Disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution system of Bucharest CityIuliana Paun0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-0551Florentina Laura Chiriac1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-3506Vasile Ion Iancu2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7980-0371Florinela Pirvu3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8556-8943Marcela NIculescu4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3071-4229Nicoleta Vasilache5National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology ECOINDNational Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology ECOINDNational Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology ECOINDNational Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology ECOINDNational Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology ECOINDNational Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology ECOINDChlorine is widely used in Romania and all over the world as a disinfectant of drinking water. During the chlorination process, the natural organic matter and inorganic ions react with chlorine forming disinfection by-products (DBPs). The predominant organic disinfection by-products are trihalomethanes (THMs) while the main inorganic disinfection by-products are chlorate and chlorite ions. THMs were detected in all investigated drinking water samples from Bucharest distribution system with values from 27.8 µg/L up to 75.1 µg/L, which are below the maximum concentration value admitted by Romanian drinking water legislation of 100 µg/L. Chloroform constitutes the major component in total THMs concentration found in all tested drinking water. Chlorate and chlorite anions were not detected in any of the investigated drinking water samples. THMs concentration was correlated with total organic carbon (TOC), residual chlorine and chloride.http://www.rjeec.ro/Read/105?id=Disinfection%20by-products%20in%20drinking%20water%20distribution%20system%20of%20Bucharest%20Citydisinfection by-productschlorinetrihalomethanesdrinking water distribution system |
| spellingShingle | Iuliana Paun Florentina Laura Chiriac Vasile Ion Iancu Florinela Pirvu Marcela NIculescu Nicoleta Vasilache Disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution system of Bucharest City Romanian Journal of Ecology & Environmental Chemistry disinfection by-products chlorine trihalomethanes drinking water distribution system |
| title | Disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution system of Bucharest City |
| title_full | Disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution system of Bucharest City |
| title_fullStr | Disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution system of Bucharest City |
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| title_short | Disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution system of Bucharest City |
| title_sort | disinfection by products in drinking water distribution system of bucharest city |
| topic | disinfection by-products chlorine trihalomethanes drinking water distribution system |
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