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Tang Q, Deng L, Mao Y, Fu S, Luo W, Huang T, Hu J, Singh RP. Formation and toxicity alteration of halonitromethanes from Chlorella vulgaris during UV/chloramination process involving bromide ion. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 359:121034. [PMID: 38703649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Frequent algal blooms cause algal cells and their algal organic matter (AOM) to become critical precursors of disinfection by-products (DBPs) during water treatment. The presence of bromide ion (Br-) in water has been demonstrated to affect the formation laws and species distribution of DBPs. However, few researchers have addressed the formation and toxicity alteration of halonitromethanes (HNMs) from algae during disinfection in the presence of Br-. Therefore, in this work, Chlorella vulgaris was selected as a representative algal precursor to investigate the formation and toxicity alteration of HNMs during UV/chloramination involving Br-. The results showed that the formation concentration of HNMs increased and then decreased during UV/chloramination. The intracellular organic matter of Chlorella vulgaris was more susceptible to form HNMs than the extracellular organic matter. When the Br-: Cl2 mass ratio was raised from 0.004 to 0.08, the peak of HNMs total concentration increased 33.99%, and the cytotoxicity index and genotoxicity index of HNMs increased 67.94% and 22.80%. Besides, the formation concentration and toxicity of HNMs increased with increasing Chlorella vulgaris concentration but decreased with increasing solution pH. Possible formation pathways of HNMs from Chlorella vulgaris during UV/chloramination involving Br- were proposed based on the alteration of nitrogen species and fluorescence spectrum analysis. Furthermore, the formation laws of HNMs from Chlorella vulgaris in real water samples were similar to those in deionized water samples. This study contributes to a better comprehension of HNMs formation from Chlorella vulgaris and provides valuable information for water managers to reduce hazards associated with the formation of HNMs.
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- Qian Tang
- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China; College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Parveen N, Joseph A, Goel S. Leaching of organic matter from microplastics and its role in disinfection by-product formation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167640. [PMID: 37806590 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Natural organic matter (NOM) is the primary precursor of disinfection by-products (DBPs). However, as emerging environmental contaminants continue to increase in natural waters, there is a possibility of new precursors of DBPs. We investigated the potential of microplastics (MPs), a growing environmental concern, for leaching organic matter (OM) and subsequent DBP formation. Two experimental setups were used, including chlorinated water containing MPs (Cl2-MP), and non-chlorinated water containing MPs (Non-Cl2-MP), using polyethylene (PE), polyethylene tetrahydrate (PET), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as MP materials. The UV absorbance spectra of Cl2-PET/PP/PVC showed peaks at 218 nm, which were significantly correlated with dissolved organic carbon (DOC), indicating lower aromaticity of the leached OM. The DOC concentrations in Cl2-MP samples were several times higher than those in Non-Cl2-MP samples. The leached OM from MPs formed trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) in Cl2-MP samples. Among the MPs tested, PVC showed the highest total THM formation after 7 days, followed by PET, PE, and PP. Brominated THMs were predominant, while HAAs were highly chlorinated. THM formation increased with contact time for PE, PET, and PVC, and decreased for PP. Compared to THMs, the concentration of HAAs was low (highest total THM = 185.5 μg/L per g-MP and highest total HAA = 120.7 μg/L per g-MP). Further, the total THM concentration decreased and the total HAA concentration increased over the reaction period, indicating the leaching of different types of OM with increasing contact time. Additionally, the differences in the pattern of DOC leaching and DBP formation among different MPs suggested changes in the leached OM.
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- Naseeba Parveen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India; Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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Chowdhury S. Evaluation and strategy for improving the quality of desalinated water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:65947-65962. [PMID: 37093380 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27180-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Seawater desalination is practiced in many coastal countries, which is accepted as clean water by the general populations. The untreated seawater reported high concentrations of bromide (50,000 - 80,000 µg/L) and iodide (21 - 60 µg/L) ions, which are reduced to non-detectable levels during thermal desalination while the concentrations of bromide and iodide ions were reduced to 250-600 µg/L and < 4-16 µg/L, respectively during reverse osmosis processes. During the treatment and/or disinfection, many brominated and iodinated disinfection byproducts (Br-DBPs and I-DBPs) are formed in desalinated water, some of which are genotoxic and cytotoxic to the mammalian cells and possible/probable human carcinogens. In this paper, DBPs' formation in desalinated and blended water from source to tap, toxicity to the mammalian cells, their risks to humans and the strategies to control DBPs were investigated. The lifetime excess cancer risks from groundwater, and desalinated and blended water sourced DBPs were 4.15 × 10-6 (4.72 × 10-7 - 1.30 × 10-5), 1.75 × 10-5 (2.58 × 10-6 - 5.25 × 10-5) and 2.59 × 10-5 (4.02 × 10-6 - 8.35 × 10-5) respectively, indicating higher risks from desalinated and blended water (2.56 and 4.51 times respectively) than groundwater systems. Few emerging DBPs in desalinated/blended water showed higher cyto- and genotoxicity in the mammalian cells. The findings were compared with safe drinking water standards and strategies to produce cleaner desalinated water were demonstrated.
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- Shakhawat Chowdhury
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
- Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1B 3X5, Canada.
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Liu K, Lin T, Zhong T, Ge X, Jiang F, Zhang X. New methods based on a genetic algorithm back propagation (GABP) neural network and general regression neural network (GRNN) for predicting the occurrence of trihalomethanes in tap water. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 870:161976. [PMID: 36740065 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Monitoring trihalomethanes (THMs) levels in water supply systems is of great significance in ensuring drinking water safety. However, THMs detection is a time-consuming task. Developing predictive THMs models using parameters that are easier to obtain is an alternative. To date, there is still no application of optimization algorithms and general regression neural networks in predicting disinfection by-products levels. This study was to explore the feasibility of back propagation neural network (BPNN), genetic algorithm back propagation (GABP) neural network and general regression neural network (GRNN) for predicting THMs occurrence in real water supply systems. The results showed that the BPNN models' prediction ability was limited (test rp = 0.571-0.857, N25 = 61.5 %-91.5 %). Optimized by the genetic algorithm (GA), GABP models were generated and exhibited better prediction performance (test rp = 0.573 and 0.696-0.863, N25 = 68.2 %-93.6 %). However, GABP models took a lot of time and their prediction performance was unstable. A GRNN was then used to generate simpler neural network models, and the resulting prediction performance was excellent (total trihalomethanes and bromodichloromethane: test rp = 0.657-0.824, N25 = 81.8 %-100 %). In general, GRNN was the best at predicting THMs concentrations among the three models. However, it is worth noting that the prediction accuracy of bromodichloromethane (BDCM) was not high, which may be due to the absence of key parameters affecting BDCM formation. Accurate predictions of THMs by GRNN with these nine water parameters made THMs monitoring in real water supply systems possible and practical.
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- Kangle Liu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Suzhou Water Supply Company, Suzhou 215002, PR China
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- Suzhou Water Supply Company, Suzhou 215002, PR China
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Ao J, Bu L, Wu Y, Wu Y, Zhou S. Enhanced formation of haloacetonitriles during chlorination with bromide: Unveiling the important roles of organic bromamines. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 868:161723. [PMID: 36682556 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The formation of brominated disinfection byproducts (Br-DBPs) is an emerging issue in drinking water disinfection because its toxicity is tens to hundreds of times higher than that of chlorinated analogues and because of the widespread presence of bromide in source water. However, the mechanism and pathways of Br-DBPs formation remain unclear. In this study, we used glycine, alanine, and serine as model precursors and observed that brominated haloacetonitriles (Br-HANs) were more likely to be formed than brominated trihalomethanes. The results showed that there is not only one important way to HAN formation in the presence of bromide. We propose that organic bromamines, similar to organic chloramines, play a significant role in the formation of Br-HANs. Both the experimental and theoretical results confirmed that the decay of organic bromamines was faster than that of organic chloramines, which verified our assumption. The effect of the pH was investigated to further confirm the role of organic bromamines. In addition, we found that the formation of Br-HANs was significantly inhibited when monochloramine was used as a disinfectant, because the formation of organic bromamines was blocked. However, the formation of Br-HANs was promoted during the UV/chlorine process because of the faster decay of organic bromamines under UV photolysis. Overall, our study reveals the formation mechanism of Br-HANs and provides an alternative method to prevent Br-HAN formation.
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- Jian Ao
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Weng H, Wang C, Ye T, Xu Z, Sun H, Lin H, Deng WJ, Wu F, Hong H. Precursor characteristics of mono-HAAs during chlorination and cytotoxicity of mono-HAAs on HEK-293T cells. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 301:134689. [PMID: 35469898 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Monohaloacetic acids (mono-HAAs), a class of disinfection by-products widely occurred in drinking water, receives significant attention due to their extremely high toxicity. Many studies on the biological toxicity of mono-HAAs have been reported, yet the toxic effects of mono-HAAs on human renal cells (kidney is one of the target organs for disinfection by-products) has not been involved. Studies on organic precursors for mono-HAAs formation were also very limited due to their lower levels as compared to di-HAAs and tri-HAAs. Based on this, the formation of mono-HAAs after chlorination of some typical source water samples and their relationship with water quality parameters were investigated. Meanwhile, the cytotoxicity of monochloroacetic acid (MCAA), monobromoacetic acid (MBAA), and monoiodoacetic acid (MIAA) were tested using human embryonic kidney cells (HEK-293 T cells). The results showed that the levels of mono-HAAs formed during chlorination of source water samples were between 0.44 and 0.87 μg/L. Formation of MBAA positively (p < 0.05) correlated with bromide ion and dissolved organic carbon, but negatively (p < 0.01) correlated with SUVA254 (specific UV absorbance at 254 nm), while formation of MCAA was only positively (p < 0.05) related with SUVA254. These results suggested that although MCAA and MBAA both belong to the mono-HAAs, the characteristics of their organic precursors differ significantly. MCAA precursors have high aromaticity and are more hydrophobic, yet MBAA precursors have low aromaticity and are more hydrophilic. The half-lethal concentrations (LC50) of MCAA, MBAA, and MIAA on HEK293T cells were 1196-1211 μM, 16.07-18.96 μM, and 6.08-6.17 μM, respectively. An in-depth analysis showed that the cytotoxicity of mono-HAAs on HEK 293 T cells could not be explained by the parameters concerning cellular uptake (e.g., logP and pKa), but the SN2 reaction of C-X bond with cellular molecules (e.g., glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, etc) may be the relevant cause for the cytotoxicity of mono-HAAs on HEK 293 T cells.
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- Hao Weng
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N.T, Hong Kong
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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Tafesse N, Porcelli M, Gari SR, Ambelu A. Prevalence and Trends of Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts-Related Cancers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS 2022; 16:11786302221112569. [PMID: 35910284 PMCID: PMC9335495 DOI: 10.1177/11786302221112569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) from chlorinated drinking water have been linked to an increased risk of cancer in the bladder, stomach, colon, and rectum. No studies showed the independent trends and prevalence of these cancers in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and trends of disinfection byproducts-related cancers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. METHODS Data were collected from the Addis Ababa Cancer Registry. Spatial data sets were produced and classified into households receiving chlorinated surface water and less chlorinated groundwater. The Cochran-Armitage trend test was used to evaluate whether there was a disinfection byproducts-related cancers (DBRCs) trend among communities receiving chlorinated water. Negative binomial regression was used to analyze the incidence rate. RESULTS A total of 11, 438 cancer cases were registered between 2012 and 2016, and DBRCs accounted for approximately 17%. The majority of the total cancer cases were female; 7,706 (67%). The prevalence of DBRCs was found to be higher in communities supplied with chlorinated water. From 2012 to 2016, the trend of colon cancer increased (β = 10.3, P value = .034); however, esophageal cancer decreased (β = -6.5, P value = .018). Approximately 56% of colorectal cancer patients and 53% of stomach cancer patients are known to be using chlorinated surface water for drinking regularly. In addition, approximately 57.1% and 54% of kidney and bladder cancer patients, respectively, used chlorinated surface water. CONCLUSION The prevalence of DBRCs in this study was found to be high. The colon cancer trend increased substantially from 2012 to 2016. The prevalence of DBRCs was higher in communities supplied with chlorinated surface water. Similarly, the prevalence of DBRCs was higher among males than females. Further study is required to validate the association between DBRCs and water chlorination.
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- Nebiyou Tafesse
- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Quality, Health, Safety & Work Environment Department, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Liu Y, Liu K, Plewa MJ, Karanfil T, Liu C. Formation of regulated and unregulated disinfection byproducts during chlorination and chloramination: Roles of dissolved organic matter type, bromide, and iodide. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 117:151-160. [PMID: 35725067 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Algal blooms and wastewater effluents can introduce algal organic matter (AOM) and effluent organic matter (EfOM) into surface waters, respectively. In this study, the impact of bromide and iodide on the formation of halogenated disinfection byproducts (DBPs) during chlorination and chloramination from various types of dissolved organic matter (DOM, e.g., natural organic matter (NOM), AOM, and EfOM) were investigated based on the data collected from literature. In general, higher formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) was observed in NOM than AOM and EfOM, indicating high reactivities of phenolic moieties with both chlorine and monochloramine. The formation of haloacetaldehydes (HALs), haloacetonitriles (HANs) and haloacetamides (HAMs) was much lower than THMs and HAAs. Increasing initial bromide concentrations increased the formation of THMs, HAAs, HANs, and HAMs, but not HALs. Bromine substitution factor (BSF) values of DBPs formed in chlorination decreased as specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA) increased. AOM favored the formation of iodinated THMs (I-THMs) during chloramination using preformed chloramines and chlorination-chloramination processes. Increasing prechlorination time can reduce the I-THM concentrations because of the conversion of iodide to iodate, but this increased the formation of chlorinated and brominated DBPs. In an analogous way, iodine substitution factor (ISF) values of I-THMs formed in chloramination decreased as SUVA values of DOM increased. Compared to chlorination, the formation of noniodinated DBPs is low in chloramination.
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- Yunsi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Water Conservancy Development Research Center, Taihu Basin Authority, Ministry of Water Resources, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Crop Sciences, and the Safe Global Water Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC 29625, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Xu Z, Shen J, Qu Y, Chen H, Zhou X, Hong H, Sun H, Lin H, Deng W, Wu F. Using simple and easy water quality parameters to predict trihalomethane occurrence in tap water. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 286:131586. [PMID: 34303907 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Monitoring of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in water supply system is important to ensure safety of drinking water. Yet it is a laborious job. Developing predictive DBPs models using simple and easy parameters is a promising way. Yet current models could not be well applied into practice because of the improper dataset (e.g. not from real tap water) they used or involving the parameters that are difficult to measure or require expensive instruments. In this study, four simple and easy water quality parameters (temperature, pH, UVA254 and Cl2) were used to predict trihalomethane (THMs) occurrence in tap water. Linear/log linear regression models (LRM) and radial basis function artificial neural network (RBF ANN) were adopted to develop the THMs models. 64 observations from tap water samples were used to develop and test models. Results showed that only one or two parameters entered LRMs, and their prediction ability was very limited (testing datasets: N25 = 46-69%, rp = 0.334-0.459). Different from LRM, the prediction accuracy of RBF ANNs developed with pH, temperature, UVA254 and Cl2 can be improved continuously by tweaking the maximum number of neuron (MN) and Gaussian function spread (S) until it reached best. The optimum RBF ANNs of T-THMs, TCM and BDCM were obtained when setting MN = 20, S = 100, 100.1 and 60, respectively, where the N25 and rp values for testing datasets reached 85-92% and 0.813-0.886, respectively. Accurate predictions of THMs by RBF ANNs with these four simple and easy parameters paved an economic and convenient way for THMs monitoring in real water supply system.
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- Zeqiong Xu
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N.T, Hong Kong
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, PR China
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Radwan EK, Barakat MH, Ibrahim MBM. Hazardous inorganic disinfection by-products in Egypt's tap drinking water: Occurrence and human health risks assessment studies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 797:149069. [PMID: 34303235 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study is the first that monitored the presence and levels of chlorite, chlorate and bromate in tap drinking water of Egypt. Three hundred and eight samples were collected from 22 governorates across Egypt and were analyzed using a standardized ion chromatography method. Forty-seven samples were contaminated by one or more of the inorganic disinfection by-products (DBPs) and only 12 samples exceeded the admissible maximum contamination levels (MCLs). The ratio of samples detected, and exceeding the MCLs were low relative to the global literature. Chlorate was the most prevalent inorganic DBPs (40 samples; concentration <12-4082 μg/L) followed by bromate (12 samples; concentration <3-626 μg/L) then chlorite (5 samples; concentration <12-123 μg/L). Chlorite was always below the MCL and had no human health risk even for the worst-case scenario. Bromate is a real challenge as it poses a significant cancer risk even for the median concentrations. None of the inorganic DBPs was detected in the tap drinking water of Beheira, Cairo, Gharbia, Giza, Kafr El Sheikh, Luxor, Monufia, and Suez governorates. This study manifested the importance of routine monitoring, and implementing counter measures to control the levels of the hazardous inorganic DBPs in tap drinking water.
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- Emad K Radwan
- Water Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St, Dokki, 12622 Giza, Egypt.
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- Reference Laboratory for Drinking Water, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Shubra El-Khima Water Treatment Plant, Cairo, Egypt
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- Water Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St, Dokki, 12622 Giza, Egypt; Reference Laboratory for Drinking Water, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Shubra El-Khima Water Treatment Plant, Cairo, Egypt
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Sriboonnak S, Induvesa P, Wattanachira S, Rakruam P, Siyasukh A, Pumas C, Wongrueng A, Khan E. Trihalomethanes in Water Supply System and Water Distribution Networks. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18179066. [PMID: 34501655 PMCID: PMC8430772 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) in natural and treated water from water supply systems is an urgent research area due to the carcinogenic risk they pose. Seasonal effects and pH have captured interest as potential factors affecting THM formation in the water supply and distribution systems. We investigated THM occurrence in the water supply chain, including raw and treated water from water treatment plants (coagulation, sedimentation, sand filtration, ClO2-disinfection processes, and distribution pipelines) in the Chiang Mai municipality, particularly the educational institute area. The effects of two seasons, rainy (September–November 2019) and dry (December 2019–February 2020), acted as surrogates for the water quality profile and THM occurrence. The results showed that humic acid was the main aromatic and organic compound in all the water samples. In the raw water sample, we found a correlation between surrogate organic compounds, including SUVA and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) (R2 = 0.9878). Four species of THMs were detected, including chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and bromoform. Chloroform was the dominant species among the THMs. The highest concentration of total THMs was 189.52 μg/L. The concentration of THMs tended to increase after chlorination when chlorine dioxide and organic compounds reacted in water. The effect of pH on the formation of TTHMs was also indicated during the study. TTHM concentrations trended lower with a pH ≤ 7 than with a pH ≥ 8 during the sampling periods. Finally, in terms of health concerns, the concentration of TTHMs was considered safe for consumption because it was below the standard (<1.0) of WHO’s Guideline Values (GVs).
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- Sornsiri Sriboonnak
- Ph.D.’s Degree Program in Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
- Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Bodhivijjalaya College, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok 26120, Thailand;
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (S.W.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (S.W.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
- Research Center in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (S.W.); (P.R.)
- Research Center in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Research Program in Control of Hazardous Contaminants in Raw Water Resources for Water Scarcity Resilience, Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +66-53-94-4101-3
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA;
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Chen H, Lin T, Zhang S, Chen W, Xu H, Tao H. Covalent organic frameworks as an efficient adsorbent for controlling the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in chlorinated drinking water. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 746:141138. [PMID: 32795759 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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2,5-Dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine-1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol covalent organic frameworks (PATP COF) were prepared and used as novel adsorbent for controlling the formation potential (FP) and reducing the toxic potential of both carbonaceous disinfection by-products (C-DBPs) and nitrogenous DBPs (N-DBPs) during their subsequent chlorination. During the PATP COF adsorption pretreatment process, the FP of C-DBPs, N-DBPs and total organic halogen (TOX) were reduced by 86.5, 75.4 and 81.1%, respectively. These removal efficiencies were significantly higher when compared with those obtained using a traditional activated carbon (AC) adsorption pretreatment process (42.7, 19.4 and 28.7%, respectively). By comprehensive toxicity calculations, a significant reduction in both the acute and chronic toxic potential of C-DBPs and N-DBPs were observed during the PATP COF adsorption process (with reduction rates of ~85 and ~ 75% observed for the C-DBPs and N-DBPs, respectively), which were comparable to the removal efficiencies observed for C-DBPs FP and N-DBPs FP by weight, suggesting the simultaneous and effective control of DBPs FP and their toxic potential. Cycling tests and stability trial also showed the excellent reusability, wide pH adaptability, and high stability of PATP COF, demonstrating its great potential application to the treatment of drinking water.
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- Han Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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Zhu H, Jia R, Sun S, Feng G, Wang M, Sun L, Hou L. Ultraviolet-mediated peroxymonosulfate diminution of earthy and musty compound trichloroanisole in water. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 205:111343. [PMID: 32979801 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Taste and odor (T&O) problem in water is one of the main obstacles to improve the quality of drinking water, and efficient water treatment processes are urgently needed to control T&O compounds. Ultraviolet-mediated peroxymonosulfate (UV/PMS) diminution of trichloroanisole (TCA) in water was investigated in this paper. The treatment of 2,3,6-trichloroanisole (2,3,6-TCA) by three advanced oxidation processes (UV, UV/H2O2 and UV/PMS) was compared, and UV/PMS stood out. SO4•- and HO• were produced in the UV/PMS, and their specific contributions to 2,3,6-TCA oxidation were investigated. The competitive kinetic model was applied to determine the second-order reaction rate between 2,3,6-TCA and SO4•- or HO•. The products of 2,3,6-TCA generated in UV/PMS were analyzed with gas chromatography/high resolution-mass spectrometry (GC/HR-MS), and the degradation mechanism was proposed. The effects of water matrices (chloride, bicarbonate and humic acid) on UV/PMS performance were studied, and the decontamination of 2,3,6-TCA in real water was carried out. The disinfection byproducts (DBPs) alteration from 2,3,6-TCA by UV/PMS - chlorination treatment was explored. Overall, UV/PMS can effectively deal with the T&O pollution of TCA in water.
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- Huanhuan Zhu
- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, Jinan, 250101, PR China; School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, PR China
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, Jinan, 250101, PR China.
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, Jinan, 250101, PR China.
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, Jinan, 250101, PR China
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, Jinan, 250101, PR China
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, Jinan, 250101, PR China
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- Institute for Logistic Science and Technology of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, 100011, PR China
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Chowdhury S, Chowdhury IR, Mazumder MAJ, Al-Suwaiyan MS. Predicting risk and loss of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) from selected disinfection byproducts in multiple water supply sources in Saudi Arabia. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 737:140296. [PMID: 32783866 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in drinking water is an issue in many countries. Many DBPs are possible or probable human carcinogens while few DBPs pose cyto- and genotoxic effects to the mammalian cells. The populations are likely to consume DBPs with drinking water throughout their lifetimes. A number of DBPs are regulated in many countries to protect humans. In this study, human exposure, risk and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) were predicted from DBPs in multiple water supply systems, including groundwater (GW), desalinated water (DW) and blend water (BW). The averages of lifetime excess cancer risks from GW, DW and BW were 4.15 × 10-6, 1.75 × 10-5 and 2.59 × 10-5 respectively. The populations in age groups of 0 - <2, 2-16 and >16 years contributed 25.4-25.7%, 28.6-29.6% and 45.0-45.7% to the total risks respectively. The DALY from GW, DW and BW were estimated to be 5.8, 27.0 and 39.9 years, respectively while the corresponding financial burdens were US$ 0.63, 2.93 and 4.34 million respectively. The findings are likely to assist in selecting the supply water sources to better control human exposure and risk from DBPs.
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- Shakhawat Chowdhury
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Lin H, Dai Q, Zheng L, Hong H, Deng W, Wu F. Radial basis function artificial neural network able to accurately predict disinfection by-product levels in tap water: Taking haloacetic acids as a case study. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 248:125999. [PMID: 32006834 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.125999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Control of risks caused by disinfection by-products (DBPs) requires pre-knowledge of their levels in drinking water. In this study, a radial basis function (RBF) artificial neural network (ANN) was proposed to predict the concentrations of haloacetic acids (HAAs, one dominant class of DBPs) in actual distribution systems. To train and verify the RBF ANN, a total of 64 samples taken from a typical region (Jinhua region) in China were characterized in terms of water characteristics (dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (UVA254), NO2--N level, NH4+-N level, Br- and pH), temperature and the prevalent HAAs concentrations. Compared with multiple linear/log linear regression (MLR) models, predictions done by RBF ANNs showed rather higher regression coefficients and accuracies, indicating the high capability of RBF ANNs to depict complicated and non-linear relationships between HAAs formation and various factors. Meanwhile, it was found that, predictions of HAAs formation done by RBF ANNs were efficient and allowed to further improve the prediction accuracy. This is the first study to systematically explore feasibility of RBF ANNs in prediction of DBPs. Accurate predictions by RBF ANNs provided great potential application of DBPs monitoring in actual distribution system.
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- Hongjun Lin
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Jinhua Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jinhua, 321000, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N.T, Hong Kong.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, PR China
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Chowdhury IR, Chowdhury S, Al-Suwaiyan MS. Human exposure and risk of trihalomethanes during continuous showering events. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 701:134521. [PMID: 31715483 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Exposure to disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in municipal water mainly occurs through ingestion, inhalation during showering, house cleaning and dermal permeation. While showering, the air-phase DBPs [e.g., trihalomethanes (THMs)] can pose risk to humans through inhalation pathway. In assessing inhalation risk during showering, current approaches assume negligible initial concentrations of air-phase THMs in shower stalls, which may not be realistic in places with common shower stalls (e.g., gymnasiums). The time difference between successive showering events in these places is likely to be minimal, resulting in significant initial concentrations of THMs due to prior showering events. In this study, exposure to air-phase THMs during the successive showering events were predicted. In the 2nd showering event, averages of chronic daily intake (CDI), cancer risk (CR) and hazard index (HI) were 1.82, 1.83 and 1.85 times the CDI, CR and HI in the first event, respectively. In the 3rd event, these were 2.50, 2.54 and 2.58 times, respectively. The increasing trends of CDI, CR and HI were observed for up to the 9th event (5.06, 4.98 and 5.60 times, respectively). By widening the time-gap between the successive showering events, reducing showering duration and enhancing ventilation, human exposure and risk can be controlled.
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- Imran Rahman Chowdhury
- *Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- *Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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- *Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Zheng L, Sun H, Wu C, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Ma G, Lin H, Chen J, Hong H. Precursors for brominated haloacetic acids during chlorination and a new useful indicator for bromine substitution factor. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 698:134250. [PMID: 31783452 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Brominated haloacetic acids (HAAs) are much more cytotoxic and genotoxic than chlorinated one, yet little information is available for their organic precursors. In the present study, 8 water samples were collected in East China: 2 from lakes, 2 from rivers, 2 from reservoirs, a well and a mountain spring. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC), UV absorbance at 254 (UVA), specific UVA (SUVA) and chlorophyll a (Chl-a) were determined in raw water samples; formation of 9 HAA species as well as bromine substitution factor (BSF) were measured in chlorinated water samples. Results showed that water samples located in city generally contained higher levels of DOC (6.4-12.2mg/L) and UVA (0.124-0.194/cm), while those in the country side, low DOC (2.4-5.9mg/L) and UVA (0.061-0.109/cm) levels were observed. Negative relationship (p<0.01) was found between SUVA values and Chl-a levels. Among 9 HAA species, 4 brominated HAA were detected. As for BAA and DBAA (i.e. Br-HAAs), their yields (μg/L) were significant related (p<0.05) with DOC; In terms of BCAA and BDCAA (i.e. ClBr-HAAs), they were not only related with DOC, but also with UVA. These two results were quite different from DCAA and TCAA (Cl-HAAs), whose yields (μg/mg C) were only correlated with SUVA values, suggesting that precursors of Cl-HAA, Br-HAA and ClBr-HAA were different from each other, and their aromaticity/hydrophobicity may be in the order of Br-HAA<ClBr-HAA<Cl-HAA. Interrelationship between Br/DOC, SUVA and BSF revealed that BSF can be influenced by SUVA and Br/DOC, but in comparison, Br/UVA was the best indicator to describe BSF. This pattern is not only true in di-HAAs and tri-HAAs in this study, but also valid in other water samples and other species of disinfection by-product (e.g. trihalomethanes, dihaloacetonitriles, trihalonitromethanes).
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- Lili Zheng
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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Feng H, Ruan Y, Wu R, Zhang H, Lam PKS. Occurrence of disinfection by-products in sewage treatment plants and the marine environment in Hong Kong. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 181:404-411. [PMID: 31220780 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) are generated by disinfectants reacting with organic matters. Previous studies have focused on DBPs in drinking water, but they have not paid sufficient attention to DBPs in sewage treatment plants (STPs), where the sources and compositions of DBPs are much more complicated, and there is a likelihood of more toxic DBPs being formed. In this study, the occurrence of DBPs in six STPs in Hong Kong and the potential impact of the effluents from the STPs on the marine environment were investigated. In STPs, the mean concentrations of the total DBPs ranged from 1160 to 17,019 ng/L, 1562 to 20,795 ng/L, and 289 to 1037 ng/L in the influent, effluent, and seawater, respectively. Trihalomethanes, haloacetonitriles, and trihalophenols were the most commonly detected DBPs, whereas hexachloro-1,3-butadiene and halocarbazoles were not detected in the STPs and in the marine environment in Hong Kong. Secondary treatment efficiently removed DBPs and DBP precursors. Regarding disinfection techniques, UV irradiation showed little effect on the concentrations of DBPs, whereas sodium hypochlorite significantly elevated the levels of both traditional and emerging DBPs. The effluents from two selected STPs that use chlorination have an obvious impact on the marine environment. This work presents the potential sources of DBPs in sewage, the influence of the treatment processes and disinfection techniques employed in STPs on the removal/formation of DBPs, and the impact of the effluents from the STPs on the marine environment. This work also highlights the need for investigating the emerging DBPs generated in STPs and their related environmental concerns.
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- Hongru Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), Research Centre for the Oceans and Human Health, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), Research Centre for the Oceans and Human Health, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), Research Centre for the Oceans and Human Health, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), Research Centre for the Oceans and Human Health, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Zhang A, Wang F, Chu W, Yang X, Pan Y, Zhu H. Integrated control of CX 3R-type DBP formation by coupling thermally activated persulfate pre-oxidation and chloramination. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 160:304-312. [PMID: 31154128 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The alternative disinfectant chloramine can lower the formation of carbonaceous DBPs (C-DBPs) but promote the formation of nitrogenous DBPs (N-DBPs), which are more cytotoxic and genotoxic. In this study, the combination of thermally activated persulfate pre-oxidation and post-chloramination (TA/PS-NH2Cl) was proposed to control the formation and reduce the toxicity of both C-DBPs and N-DBPs. The formation, speciation and toxicity of trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, haloaldehydes, haloacetonitriles, halonitromethanes and haloacetamides, collectively defined as CX3R-type DBPs, under TA/PS-NH2Cl process were compared with processes of chlorination alone (Cl2), chloramination alone (NH2Cl) and coupled thermally activated persulfate pre-oxidation with post-chlorination (TA/PS-Cl2). Results showed that chloramination could reduce formation of C-DBPs and total organic halogen (TOX) while increase N-DBP formation, and the introduction of TA/PS pretreatment process slightly increased the formation of C-DBPs and TOX but sharply reduced the formation of N-DBPs with higher toxicity as well as brominated CX3R-type DBPs that are more toxic than their chlorinated analogues. By comprehensive toxicity calculation, an outright decline of both cytotoxicity and genotoxicity risk of CX3R-type DBPs was observed during TA/PS-NH2Cl process compared with Cl2, NH2Cl, and TA/PS-Cl2 processes. In summary, TA/PS-NH2Cl process was a potential effective method for integrally controlling the formation of CX3R-type DBPs and their toxicity and is suggested to be used to treat raw waters containing no bromide or low levels of bromide considering bromate caused by TA/PS pre-oxidation. The study may provide a feasible and economical method for DBP control on the background of global warming.
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- Aihong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, International Joint Research Center for Sustainable Urban Water System, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, International Joint Research Center for Sustainable Urban Water System, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, International Joint Research Center for Sustainable Urban Water System, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Water Supply Dispatching and Monitoring Center, Shanghai, 200002, China
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Padhi RK, Subramanian S, Mohanty AK, Satpathy KK. Monitoring chlorine residual and trihalomethanes in the chlorinated seawater effluent of a nuclear power plant. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:471. [PMID: 31250220 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7611-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Periodic sampling of the discharged seawater effluent from Madras Atomic Power Station (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India) was carried out during 2013-2017 to assess the residual chlorine and trihalomethanes content in the outfall discharge water. The variations in dissolved oxygen, temperature, and pH were correlated with the residual chlorine and trihalomethanes content in the discharged effluent. The difference in temperature (ΔT) between influent and effluent seawater samples ranged from 1.95 to 11.0 °C (6.47 ± 1.87). More than 95% of the ΔT values were within the guideline value of 7 °C. The discharge water was associated with a marginal reduction in dissolved oxygen and a marginal increase in conductivity values. The total residual chlorine content in the discharged seawater at outfall ranged from 0.06 to 0.42 (0.16 ± 0.08) mg/L, which was within the stipulated values of 0.5 mg/L. Trihalomethanes values ranged from 0.04 to 65.03 (13.06 ± 14.38) μg/L. In addition to bromoform as the major constituent, occurrence of significant amount chloroform of was occasionally observed in the discharge water.
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- R K Padhi
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India.
- Safety Quality & Resource Management Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India.
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- Safety Quality & Resource Management Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India
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- Safety Quality & Resource Management Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India.
- Safety Quality & Resource Management Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India.
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Brezinski K, Gorczyca B. Multi-spectral characterization of natural organic matter (NOM) from Manitoba surface waters using high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 225:53-64. [PMID: 30861383 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The main objective of this research was to develop an algorithm that would be able to relate ultraviolet absorbing moieties in potable water to trihalomethanes (THMs) and other water quality parameters. The characterization was carried out using high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) to separate water samples based on apparent molecule weight (AMW); while the developed algorithm utilized multi-spectral information extracted from 7 Manitoba source waters, and from samples treated with strong base ion-exchange (IX). AMW components between 2.2-4 k Da were strongly associated with the formation of THMs, and more strongly with chlorinated byproducts, determined using Spearman and Pearson coefficients. associations were not improved upon removal of the raw samples from the dataset, indicating that the applied methodology is not specific to IX treatment. Strong associations were also found between initial wavelengths of 226-239 nm and final wavelengths of 257-273 nm, which suggests that absorbing moieties in these ranges are prime precursors in the reaction mechanism to form THMs. A closer look noted that chlorinated THMs were more strongly associated than THMs in general; with brominated byproducts following closely to profiles of UV254 - indicating these parameters are closely related.
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- Kenneth Brezinski
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Zhou X, Zheng L, Chen S, Du H, Gakoko Raphael BM, Song Q, Wu F, Chen J, Lin H, Hong H. Factors influencing DBPs occurrence in tap water of Jinhua Region in Zhejiang Province, China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 171:813-822. [PMID: 30660975 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Investigating the occurrence of disinfection by-products (DBPs) and identify the related influencing factors in drinking water is essentially important to control DBPs risk. In this study, 64 tap water samples were collected from 8 counties (or county level cities) in Jinhua Region of Zhejiang Province, China. Results showed that the median (range) of trihalomethane (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs), haloacetonitriles (HANs), haloketones (HKs) and halonitromethanes (HNMs) were 23.2 (9.1-40.9), 15.3 (5.8-38.6), 2.2 (0.7-7.6), 2.1 (0.2-6.4) and 0.7 (0.2-2.9) µg/L, respectively. HAAs, HANs, HKs and HNMs levels were generally higher in summer than in winter or spring, while for THMs in most counties, higher levels occurred in winter than in summer or spring. Spatially, Yongkang, Yiwu and Dongyang had higher DBPs levels than Pujiang, Pan'an, Lanxi, Wuyi and Jinhua, which was generally consistent with their economy development (GDP). Correlation analysis showed that DBPs occurrence in tap water was significantly related with physicochemical parameters. Principle component analysis further suggested that organic matter (DOC and UVA254) are the major factors influencing the occurrence of THMs, HAAs, HANs and HKs in tap water, while for HNMs, both the organic (DOC and UVA254) and inorganic factors (e.g. Temp, NO2--N, pH, Br- and NH4+-N) played important role in its formation.
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- Xiaoling Zhou
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Jinhua Municipal Center Hospital, Jinhua 321000, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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Padhi RK, Subramanian S, Satpathy KK. Formation, distribution, and speciation of DBPs (THMs, HAAs, ClO 2-,andClO 3-) during treatment of different source water with chlorine and chlorine dioxide. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 218:540-550. [PMID: 30500715 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Formation potential and speciation characteristics of two important groups of disinfection byproducts (DBPs), namely, trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAS), during Cl2 and ClO2 treatment of water samples collected from three different sources, namely, sea, river, and reservoir, were investigated with reference to key controlling parameters. Formation of inorganic DBPs such as chlorate and chlorite was evaluated. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and UV absorbance (UV254) of the sea, river, and reservoir samples were 3.35 ± 0.05, 3.12 ± 0.05, and 3.23 ± 0.05 mg/L and 0.062 ± 0.01, 0.074 ± 0.01, and 0.055 ± 0.01 cm-1, respectively. For Cl2 and ClO2 treatments, the respective formation potential of THMs and HAAs from the three water sources studied exhibited unidentical trend suggesting that higher THM formation was not necessarily associated with higher HAA formation. On chlorination, the concentrations of total HAAs formed were 9.8 μg/L (sea), 12.8 μg/L (river), and 20.6 μg/L (reservoir) and total THM yields were 38.3 μg/L (sea), 18.8 μg/L (river), and 21.5 μg/L (reservoir) for a Cl2 dose of 1 mg/L and 30 min reaction time. The trend of formation of THMs and HAAs for Cl2 treatment was similar to that for ClO2 treatment. However, the amount of HAAs (3.5 μg/L (sea), 1.8 μg/L (river), and 1.9 μg/L (reservoir)) and THMs (not detected) formed was much lower than that formed during chlorination. Regardless of source water type, di-HAAs were the most favored HAAs, followed by tri-HAAs with a small amount of mono-HAAs formed for both Cl2 and ClO2 treatment. Chlorination yielded more THMs than HAAs, whereas it was reverse for chlorine dioxide treatment. Irrespective of treatment with ClO2 or Cl2, seawater samples showed the highest bromine incorporation percentage (BIP) in both THMs and HAAs followed by that for river and reservoir water samples. HAAs were found to be always associated with lower amount of BIP than THMs.
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- R K Padhi
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603102, India; Health Safety and Environment Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India.
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- Health Safety and Environment Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603102, India; Health Safety and Environment Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603 102, India.
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Brezinski K, Gorczyca B. An overview of the uses of high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) in the characterization of natural organic matter (NOM) in potable water, and ion-exchange applications. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 217:122-139. [PMID: 30414544 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Natural organic matter (NOM) constitutes the terrestrial and aquatic sources of organic plant like material found in water bodies. As of recently, an ever-increasing amount of effort is being put towards developing better ways of unraveling the heterogeneous nature of NOM. This is important as NOM is responsible for a wide variety of both direct and indirect effects: ranging from aesthetic concerns related to taste and odor, to issues related to disinfection by-product formation and metal mobility. A better understanding of NOM can also provide a better appreciation for treatment design; lending a further understanding of potable water treatment impacts on specific fractions and constituents of NOM. The use of high performance size-exclusion chromatography has shown a growing promise in its various applications for NOM characterization, through the ability to partition ultraviolet absorbing moieties into ill-defined groups of humic acids, hydrolysates of humics, and low molecular weight acids. HPSEC also has the ability of simultaneously measuring absorbance in the UV-visible range (200-350 nm); further providing a spectroscopic fingerprint that is simply unavailable using surrogate measurements of NOM, such as total organic carbon (TOC), ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (UV254), excitation-emission matrices (EEM), and specific ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (SUVA254). This review mainly focuses on the use of HPSEC in the characterization of NOM in a potable water setting, with an additional focus on strong-base ion-exchangers specifically targeted for NOM constituents.
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- Kenneth Brezinski
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Sun H, Song X, Ye T, Hu J, Hong H, Chen J, Lin H, Yu H. Formation of disinfection by-products during chlorination of organic matter from phoenix tree leaves and Chlorella vulgaris. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 243:1887-1893. [PMID: 30408877 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To better understand the precursor of disinfection by-products (DBPs) and provide useful information for water utilities to manage the drinking water, a study of DBP formation was conducted through chlorination of leaf organic matter (OM) from phoenix tree and algal OM from Chlorella vulgaris. DBPs investigated include trichloromethane (TCM), trichloroacetic acid (TCAA), dichloroacetic acid (DCAA), chloroacetic acid (CAA), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN) and trichloroacetonitrile (TCNM). Results show that the specific yields (μg/mg C) of C-DBPs (TCM, CAA, DCAA and TCAA) from leaf OM were higher but the specific yields of N-DBPs (DCAN and TCNM) were lower than those from algal OM. Correlation analysis revealed that C-DBPs yields (μg/L) were significantly (p < 0.01) interrelated with each other (r = 0.937-0.996), and for each C-DBP, the hydrophobic OM contributed more to their formation (61-90% of total yields) as compared with hydrophilic OM. In spite of these characteristics, an in-depth examination was conducted revealing that the hydrophobicity and aromaticity of C-DBPs precursors were in the order of TCAA > DCAA & TCM > CAA. DCAN precursors were highly variable: they were dominated by hydrophobic OM (leaf OM: 86%) or hydrophilic OM (algal OM: 61%). Hydrophilic OM was the most important precursor for TCNM (76-79% of total yields), followed by hydrophobic neutral and base substances (29-45% of total yields), but the hydrophobic acids exhibited an inhibition role in TCNM formation.
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- Hongjie Sun
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Jinhua People's Hospital, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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Hong H, Wu H, Chen J, Wu B, Yu H, Yan B, Liang Y. Cytotoxicity induced by iodinated haloacetamides via ROS accumulation and apoptosis in HepG-2 cells. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 242:191-197. [PMID: 29980037 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.06.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Iodinated haloacetamides (I-HAcAms) are emerging disinfection by-products and have received great concern due to their extremely high health risk. Previous studies have demonstrated the cytotoxicity of I-HAcAms, but the biological mechanism remained unclear. In this study, cytotoxicity mechanisms of 4 I-HAcAms species were preliminarily examined using HepG-2 cells. The results showed that the cytotoxicity could be ranked as follows: diiodoacetamide (DIAcAm)> iodoacetamide (IAcAm)> bromoiodoacetamide (BIAcAm)> chloroiodoacetamide (CIAcAm). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis played an important role in the cytotoxicity for all I-HAcAms species. Moreover, the ROS and cytotoxicity could be completely reversed by the addition of an antioxidant (N-acetylcysteine (NAC)), but the apoptosis could not. Specifically, the apoptosis induced by DIAcAm and IAcAm was partially reversed by NAC, suggesting that in addition to ROS, other pathways were also possible; While For BIAcAm and CIAcAm, the apoptosis was not reversed by NAC at all, which is potentially due to ROS-independent pathways. The apoptosis mechanisms were further analyzed via Bax and Bcl-2 gene expression and the corresponding protein expression in HepG-2 cells, that mitochondrial pathway was important in the apoptosis of HepG-2 cells induced by all I-HAcAms species. Overall, the mitochondrial pathway provided a potential explanation for BIAcAm and CIAcAm-induced apoptosis, while both ROS and mitochondrial pathways explained DIAcAm and IAcAm-induced apoptosis.
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- Huachang Hong
- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China; Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
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- Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China; Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China; Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China.
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Lin J, Chen X, Ansheng Z, Hong H, Liang Y, Sun H, Lin H, Chen J. Regression models evaluating THMs, HAAs and HANs formation upon chloramination of source water collected from Yangtze River Delta Region, China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 160:249-256. [PMID: 29843106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Present study aimed to generate multiple regression models to estimate the formation of trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetonitriles (HANs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) during chloramination of source water obtained from Yangtze River Delta Region, China. The results showed that the regression models for trichloromethane (TCM), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN), dichloroacetic acid (DCAA), dihaloacetic acids (DHAAs), 5 HAAs species regulated by U.S. EPA (HAA5) and total haloacetic acids (HAA9) have good evaluation ability (prediction accuracy reached 81-94%), while the models for total haloacetonitriles (HAN4), trichloroacetic acid (TCAA), trihaloacetic acids (THAAs) and total trihalomethanes (THM4), they appeared relative low prediction accuracy (58-72%). For THMs, dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) was their key organic precursor, yet for HAN, DHAAs and THAAs, UVA254 played the dominant role. The other key factors influencing DBP formation included the bromide (THM4, DHAAs and HAA9), reaction time (DCAN, HAN4), chloramine dose (TCM, DCAA, TCAA, HAA5 and THAAs). These results provided important information for water works to optimize the water treatment process to control DBPs, and give an evaluating method for DBPs levels when estimating the health risks related with DBP exposure during chloramination.
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- Jiajia Lin
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China; Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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- Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China; Laboratory for Food Safety and Environmental Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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