Characterization of precursors to trihalomethanes formation in Bangkok source water

Bunyarit Panyapinyopol, Taha F. Marhaba, Vorapot Kanokkantapong, Prasert Pavasant

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Abstract

Resin adsorption techniques using three types of resin (DAX-8, AG-MP-50, and WA-10) were employed to characterize the raw water (RW) from the major 3 million m3/day (793 million gal/day) drinking water treatment plant in Bangkok, Thailand. The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) mass distribution sequences of the six organic fractions in raw water, from high to low, were hydrophilic neutral (HPIN), hydrophobic acid (HPOA), hydrophilic acid (HPIA), hydrophobic neutral (HPON), hydrophilic base (HPIB), and hydrophobic base (HPOB). HPIN and HPOA were the two main precursors for trihalomethanes formation (THMFP) in this water source following chlorination. The chlorination of HPON and HPIN fractions only led to the formation of mostly chloroform, while other organic fractions formed both chloroform and bromodichloromethane. The linear dependency between each organic fraction concentration and THMFP indicated that the reactions of each organic fraction with chlorine were first-order.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)229-236
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume120
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Keywords

  • Disinfection by-products
  • Fractionation
  • Organic matter
  • Surface water
  • THMFP

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