Disinfection by-products(DBPs) formed during water disinfection has drawn significant public concern due to its toxicity. Since the first discovery of the trihalomethanes in 1974,continued effort has been devoted on D...Disinfection by-products(DBPs) formed during water disinfection has drawn significant public concern due to its toxicity. Since the first discovery of the trihalomethanes in 1974,continued effort has been devoted on DBPs worldwide to investigate the formation mechanism, levels, toxicity and control measures in drinking water. This review summarizes the main achievements on DBP research in China, which included:(1) the investigation of known DBP occurrence in drinking water of China;(2) the enhanced removal of DBP precursor by water treatment process;(3) the disinfection optimization to minimize DBP formation;and(4) the identification of unknown DBPs in drinking water. Although the research of DBPs in China cover the whole formation process of DBPs, there is still a challenge in effectively controlling the drinking water quality risk induced by DBPs, an integrated research framework including chemistry, toxicology, engineering, and epidemiology is especially crucial.展开更多
Identification and characterization of disinfection by-product(DBP)precursors could help optimize drinkingwater treatment processes and improve the quality of finishedwater.This study comprehensively investigated the ...Identification and characterization of disinfection by-product(DBP)precursors could help optimize drinkingwater treatment processes and improve the quality of finishedwater.This study comprehensively investigated the characteristics of dissolved organic matter(DOM),the hydrophilicity and molecule weight(MW)of DBP precursor and DBP-associated toxicity along the typical full-scale treatment processes.The results showed that dissolved organic carbon and dissolved organic nitrogen content,the fluorescence intensity and the SUVA254 value in raw water significantly decreased after the whole treatment processes.Conventional treatment processes were in favor of the removal of high-MW and hydrophobic DOM,which are important precursors of trihalomethane and haloacetic acid.Compared with conventional treatment processes,Ozone integrated with biological activated carbon(O3-BAC)processes enhanced the removal efficiencies of DOM with different MW and hydrophobic fractions,leading to a further decrease in almost all DBP formation potential and DBP-associated toxicity.However,almost 50%of the detected DBP precursors in raw water has not been removed after the coagulation-sedimentation-filtration integrated with O3-BAC advanced treatment processes.These remaining precursors were found to be mainly hydrophilic and low-MW(<1.0 kDa)organics.Moreover,they would largely contribute to the formation of haloacetaldehydes and haloacetonitriles,which dominated the calculated cytotoxicity.Since current drinking water treatment process could not effectively control the highly toxic DBPs,the removal of hydrophilic and low-MW organics in drinking water treatment plants should be focused on in the future.展开更多
The organic matter and two types of disinfection byproduct(DBP) precursors in micropolluted source water were removed using an iron–carbon micro-electrolysis(ICME)combined with up-flow biological aerated filter(UBAF)...The organic matter and two types of disinfection byproduct(DBP) precursors in micropolluted source water were removed using an iron–carbon micro-electrolysis(ICME)combined with up-flow biological aerated filter(UBAF) process. Two pilot-scale experiments(ICME-UBAF and UBAF alone) were used to investigate the effect of the ICME system on the removal of organic matter and DBP precursors. The results showed that ICME pretreatment removed 15.6% of dissolved organic matter(DOM)and significantly improved the removal rate in the subsequent UBAF process. The ICME system removed 31% of trichloromethane(TCM) precursors and 20% of dichloroacetonitrile(DCAN) precursors. The results of measurements of the molecular weight distribution and hydrophilic fractions of DOM and DBP precursors showed that ICME pretreatment played a key role in breaking large-molecular-weight organic matter into low-molecular-weight components, and the hydrophobic fraction into hydrophilic compounds, which was favorable for subsequent biodegradation by UBAF.Three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy(3D-EEM) further indicated that the ICME system improved the removal of TCM and DCAN precursors. The biomass analysis indicated the presence of a larger and more diverse microbial community in the ICME-UBAF system than for the UBAF alone. The high-throughput sequencing results revealed that domination of the genera Sphingomonas, Brevundimonas and Sphingorhabdus contributed to the better removal of organic matter and two types of DBP precursors. Also, Nitrosomonas and Pseudomonas were beneficial for ammonia removal.展开更多
The disinfection of drinking water was an outstanding（and perhaps the most important）public health achievement of the 20^（th） century.According to the United Nations World Health Organization,
Swimming has become a popular exercising and recreational activity in China but little is known about the disinfection by-products （DBPs） concentration levels in the pools. This study was conducted as a survey of th...Swimming has become a popular exercising and recreational activity in China but little is known about the disinfection by-products （DBPs） concentration levels in the pools. This study was conducted as a survey of the DBPs in China swimming pools, and to establish the correlations between the DBP concentrations and the pool water quality parameters. A total of 14 public indoor and outdoor pools in Beijing were included in the survey. Results showed that the median concentrations for total tfihalomethanes （TTHM）, nine haloacetic acids （HAA9）, chloral hydrate （CH）, four haloacetonitriles （HAN4）, 1,1- dichloropropanone, 1,1,1-trichloropropanone and trichlor- onitromethane were 33.8, 109.1, 30.1, 3.2, 0.3, 0.6 pg＇L-1 and below detection limit, respectively. The TTHM and HAA9 levels were in the same magnitude of that in many regions of the world. The levels of CH and nitrogenous DBPs were greatly higher than and were comparable to that in typical drinking water, respectively. Disinfection by chlorine dioxide or trichloroisocyanuric acid could sub- stantially lower the DBP levels. The outdoor pools had higher TTHM and HAA9 levels, but lower trihaloacetic acids （THAA） levels than the indoor pools. The TTHM and HAA9 concentrations could be moderately correlated with the free chlorine and total chlorine residuals but not with the total organic carbon （TOC） contents. When the DBP concentration levels from other survey studies were also included for statistical analysis, a good correlation could be established between the TTHM levels and the TOC concentration. The influence of chlorine residual on DBP levels could also be significant.展开更多
Introduction Natural organic matter（NOM）present in source water has significant impact on water treatment processes and on the quality of drinking water.NOM is a complex mixture of diverse groups of organic compound...Introduction Natural organic matter（NOM）present in source water has significant impact on water treatment processes and on the quality of drinking water.NOM is a complex mixture of diverse groups of organic compounds,humic and fulvic acids,proteins,peptides,carbohydrates,and heterogeneous materials展开更多
Environmental water samples can be extremely complex,with potentially thousands of molecules that can derive from natural organic matter（NOM）and thousands that derive from anthropogenic contaminants.As complex as th...Environmental water samples can be extremely complex,with potentially thousands of molecules that can derive from natural organic matter（NOM）and thousands that derive from anthropogenic contaminants.As complex as these samples are,drinking water can be even more complex.Due to disinfectants that are used to treat drinking water（e.g.,chlorine,chloramines,展开更多
The formation and concentration of disinfection by-products（DBPs） in pool water and the ambient air vary according to the type of water treatment process used. This exploratory study was aimed at investigating the s...The formation and concentration of disinfection by-products（DBPs） in pool water and the ambient air vary according to the type of water treatment process used. This exploratory study was aimed at investigating the short-term impact of modifications of the water treatment process on traditional DBP levels（e.g., trihalomethanes（THMs）, chloramines） and emerging DBPs（e.g., Halonitromethanes, Haloketones, NDMA） in swimming pool water and/or air. A sampling program was carried to understand the impact of the following changes made successively to the standard water treatment process： activation of ultraviolet（UV）photoreactor, halt of air stripping with continuation of air extraction from the buffer tank,halt of air stripping and suppression of air extraction from the buffer tank, suppression of the polyaluminium silicate sulfate（PASS） coagulant. UV caused a high increase of Halonitromethanes（8.4 fold）, Haloketones（2.1 fold）, and THMs in the water（1.7 fold） and, of THMs in the air（1.6 fold） and contributed to reducing the level of chloramines in the air（1.6fold） and NDMA in the water（2.1 fold）. The results highlight the positive impact of air stripping in reducing volatile contaminants. The PASS did not change the presence of DBPs, except for the THMs, which decrease slightly with the use of this coagulant. This study shows that modifications affecting the water treatment process can rapidly produce important and variable impacts on DBP levels in water and air and suggests that implementation of any water treatment process to reduce DBP levels should take into account the specific context of each swimming pool.展开更多
Dissolved black carbon(DBC)released from biochar can be one of the potential disinfection by-products(DBPs)precursors in the dissolved organic matter pool.However,the physiochemical and structural properties of DBC an...Dissolved black carbon(DBC)released from biochar can be one of the potential disinfection by-products(DBPs)precursors in the dissolved organic matter pool.However,the physiochemical and structural properties of DBC and the effects on the development of DBPs and DBP formation potential(DBPFP)during the disinfection process remain unclear.In this study,the characteristics of two kinds of DBC,namely,animal-derived DBC(poultry litter DBC,PL-DBC)and plant-derived DBC(wheat straw DBC,WS-DBC),were investigated.The effects of different kinds of DBC on the evolution of DBPs and DBPFP in chlorine and chloramine disinfection processes were compared with natural organic matter(NOM).The results showed that the total DBPs concentrations derived from PL-DBC,WS-DBC and NOM were similar during chlorination(i.e.,61.23µg/L,64.59µg/L and 64.66µg/L,respectively)and chloramination(i.e.,44.63µg/L,44.42µg/L and 45.58µg/L,respectively).The lower total DBPs and DBPFP concentrations in chloramination could be attributed to the fact that the introduction of ammonia in chloramine inhibited the breaking of the bond between the disinfectant and the active group of the precursor.Additionally,DBC presented much lower total DBPFP concentrations than NOM in both chlorination and chloramination.However,both kinds of DBC tended to form more monochloroacetic acids and haloacetamides than NOM,which could result from the higher organic strength,higher protein matter,and nitrogen-rich soluble microbial products of DBC.展开更多
The 595th session of the Xiangshan Science Conferences was recently held in Fragrant Hill Hotel,Beijing,on May 22-23,2017.The theme of this highly successful session was on＂Health Risk ad Control of Disinfection By-p...The 595th session of the Xiangshan Science Conferences was recently held in Fragrant Hill Hotel,Beijing,on May 22-23,2017.The theme of this highly successful session was on＂Health Risk ad Control of Disinfection By-products（DBPs）in China＂.More than fifty prominent scientists from Australia,Canada,China,and the United States actively participated in the two-day meeting and engaged in lively discussions.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51878648,52070184)Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.QYZDY-SSW-DQC004)。
文摘Disinfection by-products(DBPs) formed during water disinfection has drawn significant public concern due to its toxicity. Since the first discovery of the trihalomethanes in 1974,continued effort has been devoted on DBPs worldwide to investigate the formation mechanism, levels, toxicity and control measures in drinking water. This review summarizes the main achievements on DBP research in China, which included:(1) the investigation of known DBP occurrence in drinking water of China;(2) the enhanced removal of DBP precursor by water treatment process;(3) the disinfection optimization to minimize DBP formation;and(4) the identification of unknown DBPs in drinking water. Although the research of DBPs in China cover the whole formation process of DBPs, there is still a challenge in effectively controlling the drinking water quality risk induced by DBPs, an integrated research framework including chemistry, toxicology, engineering, and epidemiology is especially crucial.
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFC3200700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52170009)+2 种基金the International Cooperation Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(No.20230714100)the Shanghai Soft Science Project(No.20692113900)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘Identification and characterization of disinfection by-product(DBP)precursors could help optimize drinkingwater treatment processes and improve the quality of finishedwater.This study comprehensively investigated the characteristics of dissolved organic matter(DOM),the hydrophilicity and molecule weight(MW)of DBP precursor and DBP-associated toxicity along the typical full-scale treatment processes.The results showed that dissolved organic carbon and dissolved organic nitrogen content,the fluorescence intensity and the SUVA254 value in raw water significantly decreased after the whole treatment processes.Conventional treatment processes were in favor of the removal of high-MW and hydrophobic DOM,which are important precursors of trihalomethane and haloacetic acid.Compared with conventional treatment processes,Ozone integrated with biological activated carbon(O3-BAC)processes enhanced the removal efficiencies of DOM with different MW and hydrophobic fractions,leading to a further decrease in almost all DBP formation potential and DBP-associated toxicity.However,almost 50%of the detected DBP precursors in raw water has not been removed after the coagulation-sedimentation-filtration integrated with O3-BAC advanced treatment processes.These remaining precursors were found to be mainly hydrophilic and low-MW(<1.0 kDa)organics.Moreover,they would largely contribute to the formation of haloacetaldehydes and haloacetonitriles,which dominated the calculated cytotoxicity.Since current drinking water treatment process could not effectively control the highly toxic DBPs,the removal of hydrophilic and low-MW organics in drinking water treatment plants should be focused on in the future.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51778208)the Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (No. 2017ZX07201002)the Qing Lan Project, and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘The organic matter and two types of disinfection byproduct(DBP) precursors in micropolluted source water were removed using an iron–carbon micro-electrolysis(ICME)combined with up-flow biological aerated filter(UBAF) process. Two pilot-scale experiments(ICME-UBAF and UBAF alone) were used to investigate the effect of the ICME system on the removal of organic matter and DBP precursors. The results showed that ICME pretreatment removed 15.6% of dissolved organic matter(DOM)and significantly improved the removal rate in the subsequent UBAF process. The ICME system removed 31% of trichloromethane(TCM) precursors and 20% of dichloroacetonitrile(DCAN) precursors. The results of measurements of the molecular weight distribution and hydrophilic fractions of DOM and DBP precursors showed that ICME pretreatment played a key role in breaking large-molecular-weight organic matter into low-molecular-weight components, and the hydrophobic fraction into hydrophilic compounds, which was favorable for subsequent biodegradation by UBAF.Three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy(3D-EEM) further indicated that the ICME system improved the removal of TCM and DCAN precursors. The biomass analysis indicated the presence of a larger and more diverse microbial community in the ICME-UBAF system than for the UBAF alone. The high-throughput sequencing results revealed that domination of the genera Sphingomonas, Brevundimonas and Sphingorhabdus contributed to the better removal of organic matter and two types of DBP precursors. Also, Nitrosomonas and Pseudomonas were beneficial for ammonia removal.
文摘The disinfection of drinking water was an outstanding（and perhaps the most important）public health achievement of the 20^（th） century.According to the United Nations World Health Organization,
文摘Swimming has become a popular exercising and recreational activity in China but little is known about the disinfection by-products （DBPs） concentration levels in the pools. This study was conducted as a survey of the DBPs in China swimming pools, and to establish the correlations between the DBP concentrations and the pool water quality parameters. A total of 14 public indoor and outdoor pools in Beijing were included in the survey. Results showed that the median concentrations for total tfihalomethanes （TTHM）, nine haloacetic acids （HAA9）, chloral hydrate （CH）, four haloacetonitriles （HAN4）, 1,1- dichloropropanone, 1,1,1-trichloropropanone and trichlor- onitromethane were 33.8, 109.1, 30.1, 3.2, 0.3, 0.6 pg＇L-1 and below detection limit, respectively. The TTHM and HAA9 levels were in the same magnitude of that in many regions of the world. The levels of CH and nitrogenous DBPs were greatly higher than and were comparable to that in typical drinking water, respectively. Disinfection by chlorine dioxide or trichloroisocyanuric acid could sub- stantially lower the DBP levels. The outdoor pools had higher TTHM and HAA9 levels, but lower trihaloacetic acids （THAA） levels than the indoor pools. The TTHM and HAA9 concentrations could be moderately correlated with the free chlorine and total chlorine residuals but not with the total organic carbon （TOC） contents. When the DBP concentration levels from other survey studies were also included for statistical analysis, a good correlation could be established between the TTHM levels and the TOC concentration. The influence of chlorine residual on DBP levels could also be significant.
基金supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Alberta Innovates,and Alberta Health
文摘Introduction Natural organic matter（NOM）present in source water has significant impact on water treatment processes and on the quality of drinking water.NOM is a complex mixture of diverse groups of organic compounds,humic and fulvic acids,proteins,peptides,carbohydrates,and heterogeneous materials
文摘Environmental water samples can be extremely complex,with potentially thousands of molecules that can derive from natural organic matter（NOM）and thousands that derive from anthropogenic contaminants.As complex as these samples are,drinking water can be even more complex.Due to disinfectants that are used to treat drinking water（e.g.,chlorine,chloramines,
基金supported through a research fund provided by the Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), Québec, Canada
文摘The formation and concentration of disinfection by-products（DBPs） in pool water and the ambient air vary according to the type of water treatment process used. This exploratory study was aimed at investigating the short-term impact of modifications of the water treatment process on traditional DBP levels（e.g., trihalomethanes（THMs）, chloramines） and emerging DBPs（e.g., Halonitromethanes, Haloketones, NDMA） in swimming pool water and/or air. A sampling program was carried to understand the impact of the following changes made successively to the standard water treatment process： activation of ultraviolet（UV）photoreactor, halt of air stripping with continuation of air extraction from the buffer tank,halt of air stripping and suppression of air extraction from the buffer tank, suppression of the polyaluminium silicate sulfate（PASS） coagulant. UV caused a high increase of Halonitromethanes（8.4 fold）, Haloketones（2.1 fold）, and THMs in the water（1.7 fold） and, of THMs in the air（1.6 fold） and contributed to reducing the level of chloramines in the air（1.6fold） and NDMA in the water（2.1 fold）. The results highlight the positive impact of air stripping in reducing volatile contaminants. The PASS did not change the presence of DBPs, except for the THMs, which decrease slightly with the use of this coagulant. This study shows that modifications affecting the water treatment process can rapidly produce important and variable impacts on DBP levels in water and air and suggests that implementation of any water treatment process to reduce DBP levels should take into account the specific context of each swimming pool.
基金funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52170021,42177051,and 41977317).
文摘Dissolved black carbon(DBC)released from biochar can be one of the potential disinfection by-products(DBPs)precursors in the dissolved organic matter pool.However,the physiochemical and structural properties of DBC and the effects on the development of DBPs and DBP formation potential(DBPFP)during the disinfection process remain unclear.In this study,the characteristics of two kinds of DBC,namely,animal-derived DBC(poultry litter DBC,PL-DBC)and plant-derived DBC(wheat straw DBC,WS-DBC),were investigated.The effects of different kinds of DBC on the evolution of DBPs and DBPFP in chlorine and chloramine disinfection processes were compared with natural organic matter(NOM).The results showed that the total DBPs concentrations derived from PL-DBC,WS-DBC and NOM were similar during chlorination(i.e.,61.23µg/L,64.59µg/L and 64.66µg/L,respectively)and chloramination(i.e.,44.63µg/L,44.42µg/L and 45.58µg/L,respectively).The lower total DBPs and DBPFP concentrations in chloramination could be attributed to the fact that the introduction of ammonia in chloramine inhibited the breaking of the bond between the disinfectant and the active group of the precursor.Additionally,DBC presented much lower total DBPFP concentrations than NOM in both chlorination and chloramination.However,both kinds of DBC tended to form more monochloroacetic acids and haloacetamides than NOM,which could result from the higher organic strength,higher protein matter,and nitrogen-rich soluble microbial products of DBC.
文摘The 595th session of the Xiangshan Science Conferences was recently held in Fragrant Hill Hotel,Beijing,on May 22-23,2017.The theme of this highly successful session was on＂Health Risk ad Control of Disinfection By-products（DBPs）in China＂.More than fifty prominent scientists from Australia,Canada,China,and the United States actively participated in the two-day meeting and engaged in lively discussions.
