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Predicting the Formation of DBPs by the Simulated Distribution System
Author(s) -
Koch Bart,
Krasner Stuart W.,
Sclimenti Michael J.,
Schimpff Warren K.
Publication year - 1991
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.1551-8833.1991.tb07233.x
Subject(s) - chlorine , incubation , environmental science , distribution (mathematics) , metropolitan area , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , chemistry , mathematics , geography , biochemistry , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry , archaeology
A simulated distribution system (SDS) method has been developed to predict the amounts of disinfection by‐products (DBPs) that would form in a distribution system. The parameters (chlorine dosage, incubation temperature, and incubation holding time) of the method are chosen to simulate the conditions of the treatment plant and the distribution system. A study was conducted on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's distribution system at a time when free chlorine was being used in the distribution system. A second study was conducted on water from a utility in the eastern United States. Both studies showed good correlation between the SDS samples and the samples collected from the distribution systems.