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Chlorination Adjustment to Reduce Chloroform Formation
Author(s) -
Harms Leland L.,
Looyenga Robert W.
Publication year - 1977
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.1551-8833.1977.tb06733.x
Subject(s) - chloroform , chemistry , chromatography
Treated‐water samples tested for six organic Compounds revealed that high levels of Chloroform were formed during the water‐treatment process. The reaction was found to be very pH‐dependent. Changing the point of application of the prechlorine dose reduced the Chloroform formed by 75 per cent.