Exposure assessment and the risk associated with trihalomethanes compounds in drinking water

Objective: To measure the concentrations of trihalomethanes (THMs) in marshland of Jacarepaguá drinking water, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil, and their associated risks. Methods: Two hundred houses were visited and samples were collected from consumer taps water. Risksestimates based on exposures were p...

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Main Authors: Aldo Pacheco Ferreira, Cynara de Lourdes Nóbrega da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Fortaleza 2012-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.unifor.br/images/pdfs/rbps/artigo1_2012.1.pdf
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Summary:Objective: To measure the concentrations of trihalomethanes (THMs) in marshland of Jacarepaguá drinking water, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil, and their associated risks. Methods: Two hundred houses were visited and samples were collected from consumer taps water. Risksestimates based on exposures were projected by employing deterministic and probabilistic approaches. Results: The THMs (dibromochloromethane, bromoform, chloroform, and bromodichloromethane) ranged from 3.08 μg/l to 129.31 μg/l. Non-carcinogenic risks induced by ingestion of THMs were below the tolerable level (10-6). Conclusion: Dataobtained in this research demonstrate that exposure to drinking water contaminants andassociated risks were higher than the acceptable level.
ISSN:1806-1222
1806-1230