Reducing trihalomethane concentrations by using chloramines as a disinfectant

Disinfectants such as chlorine are used in drinking water treatment to protect the public health from pathogenic microorganisms. However, disinfectants also react with humic material present in raw water sources and produce by-products, such as trihalomethanes. Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) includ...

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Main Author: Farren, Elizabeth Anne
Other Authors: Jeanine D. Plummer, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2003
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/480
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1479&context=etd-theses