Impact of water stagnation in residential cold and hot water plumbing on concentrations of trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3057-3066

  Dion Fortier, Annick ^a   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^a   Sérodes, Jean ^a   Proulx, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Environmental Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disinfection by products; Haloacetic acids; Hot water; Household exposure; Residential plumbing; Stagnation; Statistical analysis; Trihalomethanes; Water tank

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; PLUMBING; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER; WATER TANKS;

DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; HALOACETIC ACIDS; HOT WATER; HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE; STAGNATION; TRIHALOMETHANES;

HOUSING;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; HALOACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACETIC ACID; COLD WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; METHANE; STAGNATION FLOW; STORAGE TANK; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CANADA; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HOUSEHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70149088878     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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