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Haloforms in Drinking Water
Author(s) -
Rook Johannes J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1976.tb02376.x
Subject(s) - safe drinking water act , water pollutants , water contamination , water treatment , environmental science , business , water utility , environmental planning , chemistry , waste management , natural resource economics , environmental chemistry , environmental protection , environmental engineering , water resource management , water supply , water quality , engineering , economics , contamination , ecology , biology
Haloforms in drinking water created by chlorination recently generated a tumult in the US, and EPA is still exploring their possible consequences. These chlorinated products have raised concern in Europe as well, as signified by this article, which explains possible mechanisms of haloform formation and conceivable ploys for minimizing its existence.