Particles in swimming pool filters - Does pH determine the DBP formation?

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-247

  Hansen, Kamilla M S ^a   Willach, Sarah ^a,b   Mosbæk, Hans ^a   Andersen, Henrik R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorination; DBPs; Genotoxicity; Particles; PH; Swimming pool

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CHLORINATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; LAKES; PH; SWIMMING POOLS; TOXICITY;

DBPS; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; FILTER PARTICLES; GENOTOXICITIES; HALOACETIC ACIDS; HALOACETONITRILES; ORGANIC CONTENT; PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ACETONITRILE; BROMOACETIC ACID; BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLORINE; CHLOROACETIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; CHLOROPICRIN; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; HALOACID; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE;

BODY FLUID; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; FILTER; GENOTOXICITY; PH; POOL; SWIMMING; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PH MEASUREMENT; SWIMMING POOL;

EID: 84857120054     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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