Formation of Nitrogenous Disinfection by-Products from Pre-Chloramination
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2011
Abstract
A sampling survey investigated the formation of nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs) and carbonaceous DBPs (C-DBPs) from pre-chloramination, an increasingly common treatment strategy in China for regulated C-DBP control, followed by subsequent conventional water treatment processes, i.e., coagulation, sedimentation, and filtration. Dihalogenated N-DBPs typically peaked in the summer and early autumn with a relatively higher temperature, with the maximum levels of dichloroacetamide (DCAcAm), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN), bromochloroacetonitrile, dibromoacetonitrile and dichloroacetone at 1.8, 6.3, 6.0, 2.6 and 1.8μgL-1 in the finished water, respectively. Also, the levels of all the dichlorinated N-DBPs were correlated with the ratio of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) to dissolved organic carbon, implying autochthonous DON played an essential role in the formation of these DBPs. In contrast, the yields of trihalogenated DBPs [chloroform (CF), trichloronitromethane (TCNM) and trichloroacetone (TCAce)] appeared not to be significantly affected by seasons. CF and DCAN were the dominant species in trihalomethanes (THMs) and dihaloacetonitriles (DHANs), respectively. Bromine was more readily incorporated into DHANs to form brominated DBPs than THMs during pre-chloramination. Although pre-chloramination can ensure the finished water to meet with the current Chinese THM regulatory limits, the increased levels of TCNM and TCAce may be a new water quality concern.
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.011
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Chu, Wen Hai; Gao, Nai Yun; Deng, Yang; Templeton, Michael R.; and Yin, Daqiang, "Formation of Nitrogenous Disinfection by-Products from Pre-Chloramination" (2011). Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 311.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/earth-environ-studies-facpubs/311