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Occurrence of DBPs in Drinking Water of European Regions for Epidemiology Studies
Mark J. NieuwenhuijsenJohn WrightGabriella AggazzottiMireille B. ToledanoLoreto Santa MarinaManolis KogevinasAsta DanileviciuteNathalie CostetEvridiki PatelarouGlòria Carrasco-turigasEuripides G. StephanouEuripides G. StephanouMaria N. KostopoulouSophia KargakiElena RighiAna Fernández-somoanoCristina M. VillanuevaAdonina TardónStuart W. KrasnerRegina GrazulevicieneSylvaine CordierFerran Ballestersubject
Tribromoacetic acidCatalonia (Spain)medicine.medical_specialtyHaloacetic acidsEpidemiologySpeciation0208 environmental biotechnology02 engineering and technologyTribromoacetic acids010501 environmental sciencesoccurrence01 natural sciencesPotable waterOccurrencePotable waterEpidemiologyDisinfection by-productHaloacetonitrilesmedicine0105 earth and related environmental sciencesWater Science and TechnologyExposure assessment[SDV.EE.SANT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Healthdisinfection by-productsdrinking waterDisinfection by-productdisinfection by-products drinking water haloacetonitriles occurrence speciationGeneral ChemistryDisinfection byproducts6. Clean water020801 environmental engineering3. Good healthDisinfectionGeographyhaloacetonitrilesspeciationEnvironmental chemistryExposure assessmentmedicine.drugdescription
International audience; A three-year study was conducted on the occurrence of disinfection by-products (DBPs) - trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs), and haloacetonitriles - in drinking water of regions of Europe where epidemiology studies were being carried out. Thirteen systems in six countries (i.e., Italy, France, Greece, Lithuania, Spain, United Kingdom) were sampled. Typically chlorinated DBPs dominated. However, in most of Catalonia (Spain) and in Heraklion (Greece), brominated DBPs dominated. The degree of bromine incorporation into the DBP classes was in general similar among them. This is important, as brominated DBPs are a greater health concern. In parts of Catalonia, the reported levels of tribromoacetic acid were higher than in other parts of the world. In some regions, the levels of HAAs tended to be peaked in concentration in a different time period than when the levels of THMs peaked. In most epidemiology studies, THMs are used as a surrogate for other halogenated DBPs. This study provides exposure assessment information for epidemiology studies. © 2016 American Water Works Association.
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| 2016-10-01 |