Treating water containing elevated bromide and iodide levels with granular activated carbon and free chlorine: impacts on disinfection byproduct formation and calculated toxicity
Chuhui Zhang, J. Clark Maness, Amy A. Cuthbertson, Susana Y. Kimura, Hannah K. Liberatore, Susan D. Richardson, Benjamin D. Stanford, Mei Sun, Detlef R.U. Knappe
Abstract
Granular activated carbon effectively controlled disinfection byproduct formation and calculated toxicity, especially at high influent bromide levels.
Topics & Concepts
BromideChlorineIodideToxicityChemistryActivated carbonEnvironmental chemistryWater treatmentInorganic chemistryEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental scienceOrganic chemistryAdsorptionWater Treatment and DisinfectionLegionella and Acanthamoeba researchChemical Analysis and Environmental Impact