Temporal variability in trihalomethane and haloacetic acid concentrations in Massachusetts public drinking water systems

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 499-509

  Parvez, Shahid ^a   Rivera Núñez, Zorimar ^b   Meyer, Amy ^a   Wright, J Michael ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection by products; Drinking water; Exposure misclassification; Exposure variability; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; HALOACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHLORINATION; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

ACETIC ACIDS; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MASSACHUSETTS; SEASONS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955122775     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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