عنوان

Haloforms and Related Compounds in Drinking Water

(Number (ISBN

3540449973

(Number (ISBN

9783540449973

Number

b566082

Title Proper

Haloforms and Related Compounds in Drinking Water

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Anastasia D. Nikolaou.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2003

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(XIII, 221 Seiten)

Series Title

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Water Pollution, 5 / 5G

Text of Note

Drinking water quality has been a matter of concern for several decades. Disinfection of drinking water improves its microbiological quality and prevents disease outbreaks. However, continuously increasing scientific research concerns the presence of organic and inorganic contaminants in water. Many of these compounds, named haloforms, originate from the procedure of disinfection, being formed during reactions of disinfectants with natural organic matter present in water. Haloforms may possess carcinogenic or mutagenic properties; therefore minimization of their concentrations in drinking water is a critical issue. Regulatory measures are becoming more and more stringent, as new health effects become known and optimized high-sensitivity analytical methodologies are being developed. Up-to-date research findings concerning all these aspects have been collected, critically reviewed, summarized, and are presented and discussed in the present book.

Environment.

Waste Water Technology -- Water Pollution Control -- Water Management -- Aquatic Pollution.

Water and Health.

edited by Anastasia D. Nikolaou.

Anastasia D Nikolaou

Electronic name

[Book]

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