Enhanced formation of disinfection byproducts in shale gas wastewater-impacted drinking water supplies

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 11161-11169

  Parker, Kimberly M ^a   Zeng, Teng ^a   Harkness, Jennifer ^b   Vengosh, Avner ^b   Mitch, William A ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH RISKS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OZONE; OZONIZATION; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SHALE; SHALE GAS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; IODINATED TRIHALOMETHANES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE; OZONATION TREATMENT;

OZONE WATER TREATMENT;

ACETONITRILE; BROMATE; BROMIDE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; IODIDE; OZONE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BROMINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS PRODUCTION; IODIDE; METHANE; SALINITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHLORAMINATION; CHLORINATION; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; ELIMINATION REACTION; FAYETTEVILLE SHALE GAS; GAS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WASTEWATER; MARCELLUS SHALE GAS; OZONATION; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; FRACKING; HALOGENATION; HUMAN; RIVER; SYNTHESIS; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALLEGHENY RIVER; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ACETONITRILES; BROMATES; BROMIDES; CHLORAMINES; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; HYDRAULIC FRACKING; IODIDES; OHIO; OZONE; RIVERS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84907937812     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5028184     Document Type: Article

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