Disinfection is considered as a vital step to ensure the supply of clean and safe drinking
water. Various approaches are adopted for this purpose; however, chlorination is highly …

Water disinfection, primarily by chlorination, is one of the greatest achievements of public
health. However, more than half a century after its introduction, studies in the 1970s reported …

Background: Trihalomethanes (THMs) are widespread disinfection by-products (DBPs) in
drinking water, and long-term exposure has been consistently associated with increased …

ABSTRACT Epichlorohydrin-dimethylamine (DAM-ECHs) of different viscosity were
acquired by adjusting the mass fraction of cross-linker and applied as assistant of polyferric …

Background N-nitroso compounds (NOC) formed endogenously after nitrate/nitrite ingestion
and disinfection by-products (DBPs) are suspected colorectal carcinogens, but …

Background Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy worldwide and is
strongly linked to lifestyle and environmental risk factors. Although several drinking-water …

Fresh water, despite being a renewable natural resource, is currently limited and scarce. Its
necessity for life and economic growth has led to permanent conflicts of interest. Social and …

The sanitary security of drinking water is closely related to human health, but its quality
assessment mainly focused on limited types of indicators and relatively restricted time span …

Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are one of the significant emerging contaminants that have
caught the attention of researchers worldwide due to their pervasiveness. Their presence in …

Chlorinated compounds on reaction with natural organic substances present in water leads
to the formation of trihalomethanes (THMs), a major type of disinfection by-products (DBPs) …