Innovative method for prioritizing emerging disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water on the basis of their potential impact on public health

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3147-3165

  Hebert, Armelle ^a   Forestier, Delphine ^a   Lenes, Dorothée ^a   Benanou, David ^a   Jacob, Severine ^b   Arfi, Catherine ^c   Lambolez, Lucie ^a   Levi, Yves ^d  

^a Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

^b Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux   (France)

^c Immeuble Giovanni Battista B ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical risk; Drinking water; Emerging disinfection by products; Emerging hazards; Health risk assessment; Prioritization; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHEMICAL HAZARDS; DICHLOROMETHANE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH RISKS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

2 , 4 , 6-TRICHLOROPHENOL; CHEMICAL RISKS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; SAFE DRINKING WATER; TETRACHLOROMETHANES;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

2,4,6 TRICHLOROPHENOL; ACETALDEHYDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLORATE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRINKING WATER; FORMALDEHYDE; HALOACID; HYDRAZINE; NITROSAMINE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GUIDELINE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77952547409     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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