Open AccessChlorine dioxine DBPs (disinfection by-products) in drinking water
Author(s) -
C. Lasagna,
Enrico Raffo,
Micheline Bianchi,
L. Pocaterra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of biological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-0230
pISSN - 1826-8838
DOI - 10.4081/jbr.2013.3669
Subject(s) - chlorate , chlorite , chlorine dioxide , chlorine , environmental chemistry , water disinfection , chemistry , ion chromatography , environmental science , water treatment , environmental engineering , pulp and paper industry , chromatography , inorganic chemistry , materials science , engineering , organic chemistry , quartz , composite material
Since the 1970s it has been well known that, though water for human consumption is generally disinfected before being distributed along the network, the use of chemicals results in the formation of many different Disinfection By-Products (DBPs). In the case of chlorine dioxide, the most important and represented DBPs are chlorite and chlorate: after an introduction concerning the current Italian regulation on this subject, in the experimental part the results of a 7-year minitoring campaign, concerning water of different origin collected from taps in various Italian regions, are shown. The analytical technique used for the determination of chlorite and chlorate was Ion Chromatography. The result obtained are finally discussed