Frantisek Bozek and Lenka Jesonkova and Jiri Dvorak
Incidence of Trihalogenmethanes in Drinking Water
492 - 495
2012
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International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11509
https://publications.waset.org/vol/68
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Trihalogenmethanes are the most significant byproducts of the reaction of disinfection agent with organic precursors naturally present in ground and surface waters.Their incidence negatively affects the quality of drinking water in relation to their nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic and genotoxic effects on human health. Taking into consideration the considerable volatility of monitored contaminants it could be assumed that their incidence in drinking water would depend on the distance of sampling from the area of disinfection. Based on the concentration of trihalogenmethanes determined with the help of gas chromatography with mass detector and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) such dependence has been proved as statistically significant. The acquired outcomes will be used for assessing the noncarcinogenic and genotoxic risks to consumers.
Open Science Index 68, 2012