Study on transformation of natural organic matter in source water during chlorination and its chlorinated products using ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4396-4402

  Zhang, Haifeng ^a   Zhang, Yahe ^b   Shi, Quan ^b   Hu, Jianying ^c   Chu, Mengqiao ^a   Yu, Jianwei ^a   Yang, Min ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY; FT-ICR MS; HIGH CONFIDENCE; LOW DEGREE; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; MOLECULAR FORMULA; MOLECULAR LEVELS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANIC HALIDES; PRECURSOR COMPOUNDS; SOURCE WATERS; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS; WATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHLORINE;

CHLORINE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINATION; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; TRANSFORMATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULE; OXIDATION; PRECURSOR; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; FRESH WATER; HALOGENATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84859808378     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203587q     Document Type: Article

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