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Survey Says?: Major Water Utilities Shed Light on Chloramine Disinfection
Author(s) -
Hoek Kathryn,
Herzner Julie,
Feldman Eileen,
Becker William,
Schindler Steven,
Freud Salome
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2010.tb03049.x
Subject(s) - disinfectant , agency (philosophy) , water quality , water disinfection , chloramine , environmental planning , business , environmental protection , waste management , environmental science , engineering , medicine , pathology , metallurgy , biology , ecology , philosophy , materials science , chlorine , epistemology
This article discusses a survey conducted by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to assess the city's options for complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Stage 2 Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproducts Rule. The survey asked 13 major U.S. water utilities to report their history of chloramine use, facilities used, dosages and chemicals used, operational procedures, environmental review required, public health impacts, advantages and disadvantages, and source water quality.