Integrated chemical and toxicological investigation of UV-chlorine/ chloramine drinking water treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6743-6753

  Lyon, Bonnie A ^a,d   Milsk, Rebecca Y ^a   Deangelo, Anthony B ^b   Simmons, Jane Ellen ^b   Moyer, Mary P ^c   Weinberg, Howard S ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c INCELL Corporation ^*  (United States)

^d Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; NITRATES; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE TREATMENTS; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PROCESS EVALUATION; TOTAL ORGANIC HALOGENS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS;

CYTOTOXICITY;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; IODIDE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHLORINATION; CHO CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; DISINFECTION; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCT; HUMAN; IC 50; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAMMAL CELL; SCALE UP; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; IODINE; TOXICITY TESTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84902578507     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es501412n     Document Type: Article

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