Disinfection byproducts in swimming pool: Occurrences, implications and future needs

Water Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 68-109

  Chowdhury, Shakhawat ^a   Al hooshani, Khalid ^a   Karanfil, Tanju ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b South   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated swimming pool; Constant organic load; Continuous disinfection; DBPs formation; Human exposure

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH RISKS; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CHLORINE RESIDUALS; DBPS FORMATION; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; ORGANIC LOAD; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; SWIMMING POOL WATER;

LAKES;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FRESH WATER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; SEA WATER; WATER;

BROMINE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; GROWTH RATE; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC MATTER; PATHOGEN; POOL; RISK FACTOR; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWIMMING POOL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHLORINATED SWIMMING POOL; CONSTANT ORGANIC LOAD; CONTINUOUS DISINFECTION; DBPS FORMATION; HUMAN EXPOSURE;

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84893452831     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.01.017     Document Type: Review

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