For long time water disinfection is being done to inactivate or control bacteria populations in
the treated water and simple chlorination is the most common method to disinfect the water …

While drinking water disinfection has effectively prevented waterborne diseases, an
unintended consequence is the generation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) …

While our current generation continues to make efforts to remediate and minimize traditional
pollutants in the environment, other “emerging” environmental contaminants are now …

Since the first regulation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in the 1970s,> 700 DBPs have
been identified, and many of these are much more toxic than those regulated. Moreover …

Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are formed when disinfectants (chlorine, ozone, chlorine
dioxide, or chloramines) react with naturally occurring organic matter, anthropogenic …

Water contamination through anthropogenic and industrial activities has led to the
emergence and necessity of disinfection methods. Chlorine and bromine gases, often used …

The prevalence of many waterborne diseases and the increased mortality rate starting from
children to adult persons rises the need to purify water before consumption. Owing to the …

The presence of chemical compounds formed as disinfection by-products (DBPs) is
widespread in developed countries, and virtually whole populations are exposed to these …

OBJECTIVES AND METHODS Chlorination has been the major disinfectant process for
domestic drinking water for many years. Concern about the potential health effects of the …

Since 1974 when trihalomethanes (THMs) were first reported as disinfection by-products
(DBPs) in drinking water, there has been an enormous research effort directed at …