Overview
- Up-to-date research findings concerning the presence of haloforms in drinking water and their mostly carcinogenic or mutagenic properties have been collected and are critically discussed in this present volume
Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 5 / 5G)
Part of the book sub series: Water Pollution (HEC5)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Haloforms and Related Compounds in Drinking Water
Editors: Anastasia D. Nikolaou
Series Title: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44997-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-40421-7Published: 17 November 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-53618-2Published: 21 July 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-44997-3Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1867-979X
Series E-ISSN: 1616-864X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 221
Topics: Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Water and Health, Terrestrial Pollution, Environmental Management