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Quality degradation: implications for DBP formation
Author(s) -
Krasner Stuart W.,
Sclimenti Michael J.,
Means Edward G.
Publication year - 1994
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.1551-8833.1994.tb06208.x
Subject(s) - san joaquin , watershed , bromide , environmental science , water quality , environmental chemistry , water resource management , chemistry , computer science , ecology , organic chemistry , biology , soil science , machine learning
The results of these studies of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta demonstrate that DBP control strategies should include watershed management as well as treatment processes in other regions of the United States. During development of the draft Disinfectants‐Disinfection Byproducts (D‐DBP) Rule, the issue of watershed management for DBP precursor control was discussed but not included in the rule. This article focuses on a major California watershed, describing examples of the types of studies that utilities can use to determine precursor sources and develop solutions for control. In addition, a chlorination and ozonation study of a five‐by‐five matrix of total organic carbon and bromide levels—which spanned a wide range of concentrations that can be expected in many US waters—provided insights into the effects of organic and inorganic precursors and disinfectants in DBP formation.