COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ABSORBANCE-BASED INDICES DEVELOPED TO QUANTIFY THE HALOGENATION OF NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER AT VARYING CHLORINE CONCENTRATIONS

摘要

Chlorination of drinking water has been recognized as one of the most effective public health measures. However, chlorine reacts with natural organic matter (NOM) to produce chlorinated and brominated disinfection by-products (DBPs), some of which are suspected carcinogens that are subject to regulations in many countries.