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Survey of Water Utility Disinfection Practices
Publication year - 1992
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.1551-8833.1992.tb07434.x
Subject(s) - trihalomethane , water utility , current (fluid) , water quality , water disinfection , business , environmental planning , quality (philosophy) , best practice , risk analysis (engineering) , water treatment , environmental science , water supply , water resource management , environmental engineering , engineering , economics , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , management , electrical engineering
This report reviews current disinfection practices, the changes made in these practices to meet regulations, and the implications of these changes for operations and finished‐water quality. A number of topics are reviewed, including regulations, analytical concerns, trihalomethane control strategies, and adverse effects of disinfection. These topics reflect the complexity of current disinfection issues and the changing nature of drinking water regulations. This report also includes recent water utility survey data that provide a look at current disinfection practices and operations compared with practices in the late 1970s.