Predictive model for chloroform during disinfection of water for consumption, city of Montevideo
| Autor: | Gustavo Seoane Muniz, Mariana Gómez Camponovo, Eleuterio Umpierrez Vazquez, Stephen J. Rothenberg, Marcel Achkar Borras |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_element
Management Monitoring Policy and Law Water Purification Degree (temperature) chemistry.chemical_compound Chlorine Cities General Environmental Science Chloroform Temperature General Medicine Pollution Disinfection Trihalomethane Models Chemical chemistry Environmental chemistry Uruguay Tobit analysis Seasons Water quality Water Pollutants Chemical Disinfectants Environmental Monitoring Trihalomethanes |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186:6711-6719 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2959 0167-6369 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10661-014-3884-5 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to predict chloroform formation resulting from the process of disinfecting water, particularly trihalomethane which is most frequently produced. A statistical model was used which included repeated measurements of water parameters used for monitoring water quality at 51 sites covering the municipal water system of Montevideo. Samples were taken considering different seasons from June 2009 to July 2011 in Montevideo. Total samples (n = 330) were analytically studied using the headspace-gas chromatography method coupled with mass spectrometry. Chloroform was the dependent variable and the covariables were pH, temperature, free chlorine, and total chlorine. A Tobit analysis with an unstructured correlation matrix was performed, and a significant interaction was found between pH and free chlorine for the prediction of chloroform formation. We concluded that parameters for the continuous control of water quality for consumption can be used to predict the levels of chloroform that may be present. Given the large measurement to variability found in the repeated measurements, the use of averages that include more than one season is not recommended to determine the degree of compliance with acceptable levels established by norms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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