Nitrogenous disinfection byproducts in English drinking water supply systems: Occurrence, bromine substitution and correlation analysis

Water Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-94

  Bond, Tom ^a   Templeton, Michael R ^a   Mokhtar Kamal, Nurul Hana ^a   Graham, Nigel ^a   Kanda, Rakesh ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bromine incorporation; Chloramines; Cyanogen chloride; Haloacetamides; Haloacetonitriles; Halonitromethanes

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; BYPRODUCTS; DISINFECTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CHLORAMINES; CYANOGEN CHLORIDE; HALOACETAMIDES; HALOACETONITRILES; HALONITROMETHANES;

POTABLE WATER;

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; BROMINE; CHLORIDE; CYANOGEN CHLORIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; NITROGEN; NITROMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BROMIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BROMINE; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; NITROGEN COMPOUND; TOXICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENGLAND; HALOGENATION; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ACETAMIDES; BROMIDES; BROMINE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ENGLAND; HALOGENATION; NITROGEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84939636947     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.015     Document Type: Article

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