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Haloforms in Drinking Water: A Study of Precursors and Precursor Removal
Author(s) -
Oliver Barry G.,
Lawrence John
Publication year - 1979
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.1551-8833.1979.tb04321.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , environmental chemistry , surface water , environmental science , environmental engineering
Humic substances, present at high concentrations in most surface waters, are shown to be the major haloform precursors; the importance of methyl ketones as haloform precursors is less certain.