Formation of Iodinated Trihalomethane Disinfection By-products by Co-oxidation of Natural Organic Matter with Sodium Hypochlorite and Lead Dioxide

Iodinated trihalomethanes(I-THMs)in drinking water pipelines have attracted wide attention due to their high toxicity.The coexistence of widely present lead dioxide(PbO_(2))with commonly used disinfectant sodium hypochlorite(NaClO)in drinking water might change the formation characteristics of I-THMs due to the strongly oxidizing properties of PbO_(2).This study investigated the formation of I-THMs during the co-oxidation of natural organic matter including humic acid(HA),extracellular organic matter(EOM),and intracellular organic matter(IOM)of algogenic organic matter by PbO_(2) and NaClO.Triiodomethane(CHI_(3))is the dominant product in the single oxidation system of PbO_(2),whereas trichloromethane(CHCl_(3)),chlorodiiodomethane(CHClI_(2)),and dichloroiodomethane(CHCl2I)are the major products in the single NaClO system.In the co-oxidation system,the dominant I-THMs are similar to those in the single NaClO system.However,the CHCl_(3) content decreased to 56.4%whereas I-THMs concentrations remained unchanged with the increase of PbO_(2) concentration.The main reason is attributed to the reduced residual chlorine content due to the reaction of PbO_(2) with NaClO.IOM is more prone to forming I-THMs than HA and EOM due to the specified structures.This study suggested that PbO_(2) in the drinking water supply pipelines might change the risk of THMs.

Insight into the formation of iodinated tr ihalomethanes dur ing chlor ination,monochloramination, and dichloramination of iodide-containing water

In this study, the formation of iodinated trihalomethanes(I-THMs) was systematically evaluated and compared for three treatment processes-(i) chlorination,(ii) monochloramine, and(iii) dichloramination-under different p H conditions. The results demonstrated that ITHM formation decreased in the order of monochloramination > dichloramination > chlorination in acidic and neutral p H. However, the generation of I-THMs increased in the dichloramination < chlorination < monochloramination order in alkaline condition. Specifically, the formation of I-THMs increased as p H increased from 5 to 9 during chlorination and monochloramination processes, while the maximum I-THM formation occurred at pH 7 during dichloramination. The discrepancy could be mainly related to the stability of the three chlor(am) ine disinfectants at different p H conditions. Moreover, in order to gain a thorough insight into the mechanisms of I-THM formation during dichloramination, further investigation was conducted on the influencing factors of DOC concentration and Br/Imolar ratio. I-THM formation exhibited an increasing and then decreasing trend as the concentration of DOC increased from 1 to 7 mg-C/L, while the yield of I-THMs increased with increasing Br/Imolar ratio from 5:0 to 5:10. During the three processes mentioned above, similar I-THM formation results were also obtained in real water, which indicates that the excessive generation of I-THMs should be paid special attention during the disinfection of iodide-containing water.