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Occurrence of DBPs in drinking water of European regions for epidemiology studies
Krasner, Stuart W. Kostopoulou, Maria Toledano, Mireille B. Wright, John Patelarou, Evridiki Kogevinas, Manolis Villanueva, Cristina M. Carrasco-Turigas, Glòria Marina, Loreto Santa Fernández-Somoano, Ana
Krasner, Stuart W.
Kostopoulou, Maria
Toledano, Mireille B.
Wright, John
Patelarou, Evridiki
Kogevinas, Manolis
Villanueva, Cristina M.
Carrasco-Turigas, Glòria
Marina, Loreto Santa
Fernández-Somoano, Ana
Author
Krasner, Stuart W.
Kostopoulou, Maria
Toledano, Mireille B.
Wright, John
Patelarou, Evridiki
Kogevinas, Manolis
Villanueva, Cristina M.
Carrasco-Turigas, Glòria
Marina, Loreto Santa
Fernández-Somoano, Ana
Ballester, Ferran
Tardón, Adonina
Gražulevičienė, Regina
Danileviciute, Asta
Cordier, Sylvaine
Costet, Nathalie
Righi, Elena
Aggazzotti, Gabriella
Stephanou, Euripides G.
Kargaki, Sophia
Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
Kostopoulou, Maria
Toledano, Mireille B.
Wright, John
Patelarou, Evridiki
Kogevinas, Manolis
Villanueva, Cristina M.
Carrasco-Turigas, Glòria
Marina, Loreto Santa
Fernández-Somoano, Ana
Ballester, Ferran
Tardón, Adonina
Gražulevičienė, Regina
Danileviciute, Asta
Cordier, Sylvaine
Costet, Nathalie
Righi, Elena
Aggazzotti, Gabriella
Stephanou, Euripides G.
Kargaki, Sophia
Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
Abstract
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.
Keywords
disinfection by-products, drinking water, haloacetonitriles, occurrence, speciation
Date
2016
Type
Journal article
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Journal of the American Water Works Association
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Volume
108
Issue
10
Page Range
E501-E512
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ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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