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Fernández-Pascual E, Droz B, O’Dwyer J, O’Driscoll C, Goslan EH, Harrison S, Weatherill J. Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter Components as Surrogates for Disinfection Byproduct Formation in Drinking Water: A Critical Review. ACS ES&T WATER 2023; 3:1997-2008. [PMID: 37588806 PMCID: PMC10425960 DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation, prediction, and minimization are critical challenges facing the drinking water treatment industry worldwide where chemical disinfection is required to inactivate pathogenic microorganisms. Fluorescence excitation-emission matrices-parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC) is used to characterize and quantify fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM) components in aquatic systems and may offer considerable promise as a low-cost optical surrogate for DBP formation in treated drinking waters. However, the global utility of this approach for quantification and prediction of specific DBP classes or species has not been widely explored to date. Hence, this critical review aims to elucidate recurring empirical relationships between common environmental fluorophores (identified by PARAFAC) and DBP concentrations produced during water disinfection. From 45 selected peer-reviewed articles, 218 statistically significant linear relationships (R2 ≥ 0.5) with one or more DBP classes or species were established. Trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs), as key regulated classes, were extensively investigated and exhibited strong, recurrent relationships with ubiquitous humic/fulvic-like FDOM components, highlighting their potential as surrogates for carbonaceous DBP formation. Conversely, observed relationships between nitrogenous DBP classes, such as haloacetonitriles (HANs), halonitromethanes (HNMs), and N-nitrosamines (NAs), and PARAFAC fluorophores were more ambiguous, but preferential relationships with protein-like components in the case of algal/microbial FDOM sources were noted. This review highlights the challenges of transposing site-specific or FDOM source-specific empirical relationships between PARAFAC component and DBP formation potential to a global model.
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- Elena Fernández-Pascual
- School
of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T23 TK30, Ireland
- Environmental
Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork T23 XE10, Ireland
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- School
of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T23 TK30, Ireland
- Environmental
Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork T23 XE10, Ireland
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- School
of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T23 TK30, Ireland
- Environmental
Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork T23 XE10, Ireland
- iCRAG
Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre in Applied Geosciences, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Cranfield
Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
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- School
of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T23 TK30, Ireland
- Environmental
Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork T23 XE10, Ireland
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- School
of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T23 TK30, Ireland
- Environmental
Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork T23 XE10, Ireland
- iCRAG
Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre in Applied Geosciences, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland
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Vellingiri K, Kumar PG, Kumar PS, Jagannathan S, Kanmani S. Status of disinfection byproducts research in India. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 330:138694. [PMID: 37062389 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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India faces high incidents of waterborne disease outbreaks owing to their limited access to safe drinking water. In many ways, the effort to improve the quality of drinking water is performed, and it has been keenly monitored. Among those, the disinfection of drinking water is considered a necessary and important step as it controls the microbial population. Chlorination is the most practiced (greater than 80%) disinfection process in India, and it is known to generate various disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Although the toxicity and trend of DBPs are regularly monitored and investigated in most countries, still in India, the research is at the toddler level. This review summarizes i) the status of drinking water disinfection in India, ii) types of disinfection processes in centralized water treatment plants, iii) concentrations and occurrence patterns of DBPs in a different region of India, iv) a literature survey on the toxicity of DBPs, and v) removal methodologies or alternative technologies to mitigate the DBPs formation. Overall, this review may act as a roadmap to understand the trend of disinfection practices in India and their impacts on securing the goal of safe drinking water for all.
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- Kowsalya Vellingiri
- Water Technology Centre, Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Kancheepuram, 631561, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Water Technology Centre, Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Kancheepuram, 631561, Tamil Nadu, India; Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Chennai, 600089, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
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- Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Chennai, 600089, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University 600025, Chennai, India.
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Dong F, Zhu J, Li J, Fu C, He G, Lin Q, Li C, Song S. The occurrence, formation and transformation of disinfection byproducts in the water distribution system: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 867:161497. [PMID: 36634528 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Disinfection is an effective process to inactivate pathogens in drinking water treatment. However, disinfection byproducts (DBPs) will inevitably form and may cause severe health concerns. Previous research has mainly focused on DBPs formation during the disinfection in water treatment plants. But few studies paid attention to the formation and transformation of DBPs in the water distribution system (WDS). The complex environment in WDS will affect the reaction between residual chlorine and organic matter to form new DBPs. This paper provides an overall review of DBPs formation and transformation in the WDS. Firstly, the occurrence of DBPs in the WDS around the world was cataloged. Secondly, the primary factors affecting the formation of DBPs in WDS have also been summarized, including secondary chlorination, pipe materials, biofilm, deposits and coexisting anions. Secondary chlorination and biofilm increased the concentration of regular DBPs (e.g., trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs)) in the WDS, while Br- and I- increased the formation of brominated DBPs (Br-DBPs) and iodinated DBPs (I-DBPs), respectively. The mechanism of DBPs formation and transformation in the WDS was systematically described. Aromatic DBPs could be directly or indirectly converted to aliphatic DBPs, including ring opening, side chain breaking, chlorination, etc. Finally, the toxicity of drinking water in the WDS caused by DBPs transformation was examined. This review is conducive to improving the knowledge gap about DBPs formation and transformation in WDS to better solve water supply security problems in the future.
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- Feilong Dong
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, United States
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200433, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Kumar M, Shekhar S, Kumar R, Kumar P, Govarthanan M, Chaminda T. Drinking water treatment and associated toxic byproducts: Concurrence and urgence. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 320:121009. [PMID: 36634860 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Reclaimed water is highly required for environmental sustainability and to meet sustainable development goals (SDGs). Chemical processes are frequently associated with highly hazardous and toxic by-products, like nitrosamines, trihalomethanes, haloaldehydes, haloketones, and haloacetic acids. In this context, we aim to summarize the formation of various commonly produced disinfection by-products (DBPs) during wastewater treatment and their treatment approaches. Owing to DBPs formation, we discussed permissible limits, concentrations in various water systems reported globally, and their consequences on humans. While most reviews focus on DBPs detection methods, this review discusses factors affecting DBPs formation and critically reviews various remediation approaches, such as adsorption, reverse osmosis, nano/micro-filtration, UV treatment, ozonation, and advanced oxidation process. However, research in the detection of hazardous DBPs and their removal is quite at an early and initial stage, and therefore, numerous advancements are required prior to scale-up at commercial level. DBPs abatement in wastewater treatment approach should be considered. This review provides the baseline for optimizing DBPs formation and advancements in the remediation process, efficiently reducing their production and providing safe, clean drinking water. Future studies should focus on a more efficient and rigorous understanding of DBPs properties and degradation of hazardous pollutants using low-cost techniques in wastewater treatment.
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- Manish Kumar
- Sustainability Cluster, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India; Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterey, Monterrey, 64849, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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- Sustainability Cluster, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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- School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, 803116, Bihar, India
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- Sustainability Cluster, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, South Korea; Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 600 077, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
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Štiglić J, Ujević Bošnjak M, Héry M, Kurajica L, Kinsela AS, Casiot C, Capak K. Bacterial diversity across four drinking water distribution systems in Croatia: impacts of water management practices and disinfection by-products. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2022; 99:fiac146. [PMID: 36473705 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Several factors may impact bacterial diversity in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) including the origin of the raw water, the water treatment technologies, and the disinfection practices applied. 16S rRNA metabarcoding was used for the in-depth characterization of bacterial communities in the four studied Croatian DWDSs (A, B, C, D) two of which had residual disinfectant (A, B) and two were without (C, D), while only B utilized the conventional water treatment technology. Significantly higher diversity and species richness were evidenced in non-disinfected DWDSs (p<0.05) compared to disinfected DWDSs. The phylum Proteobacteria was the most abundant in all the DWDSs, being proportionately higher in non-disinfected systems (p<0.05). The most abundant genera in DWDS-A Mycobacterium and Sphingomonas both positively correlated, whereas Lactobacillus negatively correlated with the concentration of disinfection by-products (DBPs) as a sum of haloacetic acids (HAAs). Conversely, the genus Ralstonia positively correlated with the individual DBP dichloroacetic acid. These results indicate that genera Sphingomonas, Mycobacterium, Lactobacillus and Ralstonia could have an effect on promoting the formation of DBPs, in a similar manner to how negatively correlated taxa may influence their degradation.
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- J Štiglić
- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefellerova 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefellerova 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefellerova 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefellerova 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Kelly-Coto DE, Gamboa-Jiménez A, Mora-Campos D, Salas-Jiménez P, Silva-Narváez B, Jiménez-Antillón J, Pino-Gómez M, Romero-Esquivel LG. Modeling the formation of trihalomethanes in rural and semi-urban drinking water distribution networks of Costa Rica. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:32845-32854. [PMID: 35020142 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18299-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Chlorination is one of the most important stages in the treatment of drinking water due to its effectiveness in the inactivation of pathogenic organisms. However, the reaction between chlorine and natural organic matter (NOM) generates harmful disinfection by-products (DBPs), such as trihalomethanes (THMs). In this research, drinking water quality data was collected from the distribution networks of 19 rural and semi-urban systems that use water sources as springs, surfaces, and a mixture of both, in three provinces of Costa Rica from April 2018 to September 2019. Twelve models were developed from four data sets: all water sources, spring, surface, and a mixture of spring and surface waters. Linear, logarithmic, and exponential multivariate regression models were developed for each data set to predict the concentration of total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in the distribution networks. Concentrations of TTHMs were found between < 0.20 and 91.31 µg/L, with chloroform being the dominant species accounting for 62% of TTHMs on average. Turbidity, free residual chlorine, total organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (UV254) showed a significant correlation with TTHMs. In all the data sets the linear models presented the best goodness-of-fit and were moderately robust. Four models, the best of each data set, were validated with data from the same systems, and, according to the criteria of R2, standard error (SE), mean square error (MSE), and mean absolute error (MAE), spring water and mixed spring/surface water models showed a satisfactory level of explanation of the variability of the data. Moreover, the models seem to better predict TTHM concentrations below 30 µg/L. These models were satisfactory and could be useful for decision-making in drinking water supply systems.
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- Daniel Enrique Kelly-Coto
- Environmental Engineering Licentiate Program, School of Chemistry, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, P.O. Box 159, Cartago, Costa Rica.
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- Environmental Analysis Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, National University, P.O. Box 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Environmental Analysis Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, National University, P.O. Box 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Environmental Analysis Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, National University, P.O. Box 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Basic Sciences, National Technical University, P.O. Box 1902-4050, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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- Environmental Protection Research Center (CIPA), School of Chemistry Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica , P.O. Box 159, Cartago, Costa Rica
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- Environmental Protection Research Center (CIPA), School of Chemistry Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica , P.O. Box 159, Cartago, Costa Rica
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- Environmental Protection Research Center (CIPA), School of Chemistry Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica , P.O. Box 159, Cartago, Costa Rica
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Kurajica L, Ujević Bošnjak M, Kinsela AS, Bieroza M, Štiglić J, Waite TD, Capak K, Romić Ž. Mixing of arsenic-rich groundwater and surface water in drinking water distribution systems: Implications for contaminants, disinfection byproducts and organic components. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 292:133406. [PMID: 34958791 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The utilization of groundwaters containing high levels of arsenic (As) for drinking water purposes presents major health and economic challenges for water utilities. One low-cost approach is to mix arsenic-rich groundwater (GW) with arsenic-free surface waters (SW) to achieve acceptable As levels. In this study we investigated the effect of different mixing ratios on water quality in an eastern Croatian water distribution system (WDS). To investigate the effects of mixing on drinking water quality, we measured the organic matter (OM) composition, disinfection byproduct (DBP) and metal concentrations in differently mixed ratios of GW and SW within the WDS. Fluorescence analysis revealed that the GW and SW had similar OM composition, with an almost equal ratio of humic- and protein-like OM throughout the WDS despite fluorescence indices revealing slightly different OM sources between the two water types. The tyrosine-like OM component was more variable, increasing during warmer months and towards the end of the WDS, most likely due to enhanced biofilm formation. Arsenic concentrations decreased to below 10 μg/L in the second half of the sampling campaign. Acceptable water quality was achieved after a period of destabilization and solubilization of loose deposits within the WDS resulting in their mobilization caused by water quality changes. Principal component and classification analysis, regression models and Spearman correlation coefficients revealed an association between As, OM and DBP concentrations with these correlations suggestive of their role in As mobilization in the WDS. Changing source waters, with different OM content and characteristics, corresponded to variable As release within the WDS.
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- L Kurajica
- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller Street 7, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller Street 7, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 75007, Sweden
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- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller Street 7, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller Street 7, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Osijek Water Supply Company, Poljski Put 1, Osijek, Croatia
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Liu J, Gibb M, Pradhan SH, Sayes CM. Synergistic cytotoxicity of bromoacetic acid and three emerging bromophenolic disinfection byproducts against human intestinal and neuronal cells. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:131794. [PMID: 34438205 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Halogenated disinfection byproducts (halo-DBPs) are drinking water contaminants of great public health concern. Nine haloaliphatic DBPs have been regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and various halophenolic compounds have been identified as emerging DBPs. In this study, we evaluated the cytotoxic interactions of the regulated bromoacetic acid and three emerging bromophenolic DBPs, i.e., 2,4,6-tribromophenol, 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, and 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde. Cytotoxicity was measured for each DBP individually as well as each of their mixtures using in vitro human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) and neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) cells. Concentration addition (CA) model and isobolographic analysis were employed to characterize the interactions among the DBPs. Our results show that the cytotoxicity of four bromo-DBPs against both cell-types followed the descending rank order of bromoacetic acid > 2,4,6-tribromophenol > 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde > 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid. Compared with the toxicity data in literature, our finding that bromoacetic acid showed higher cytotoxicity than bromophenolic DBPs was consistent with the results from Chinese hamster ovary cells (a commonly used in vitro model of DBP toxicological studies); but different from the results obtained from in vivo biological models. Significantly, with CA model prediction, we found that mixtures of four bromo-DBPs exhibited synergistic cytotoxic effects on both human cell types. Isobolographic analysis of binary DBP mixtures revealed that, for Caco-2 cells, bromoacetic acid, 2,4,6-tribromophenol, and 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid induced synergism; for SH-SY5Y cells, bromoacetic acid induced synergism with all three bromophenolic DBPs. The production of reactive oxidative species (ROS) induced by DBP mixtures could be an important reason for the synergistic cytotoxicity.
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- Jiaqi Liu
- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76798, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76798, USA.
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Kong Q, Fan M, Yin R, Zhang X, Lei Y, Shang C, Yang X. Micropollutant abatement and byproduct formation during the co-exposure of chlorine dioxide (ClO 2) and UVC radiation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 419:126424. [PMID: 34174627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photolysis of ClO2 by UVC radiation occurs in several drinking water treatment scenarios (e.g., pre-oxidation by ClO2 with post-UVC disinfection or a multi-barrier disinfection system comprising ClO2 and UVC disinfection in sequence). However, whether micropollutants are degraded and undesired byproducts are formed during the co-exposure of ClO2 and UVC radiation remain unclear. This study demonstrated that four micropollutants (trimethoprim, iopromide, caffeine, and ciprofloxacin) were degraded by 14.4-100.0% during the co-exposure of ClO2 and UVC radiation in the synthetic drinking water under the environmentally relevant conditions (UV dose of 207 mJ cm-2, ClO2 dose of 1.35 mg L-1, and pH of 7.0). Trimethoprim and iopromide were predominantly degraded by ClO2 oxidation and direct UVC photolysis, respectively. Caffeine and ciprofloxacin were predominantly degraded by the radicals (HO• and Cl•) and the in-situ formed free chlorine from ClO2 photolysis, respectively. The yields of total organic chlorine (12.5 µg L-1 from 1.0 mg C L-1 of NOM) and chlorate (0.14 mg L-1 From 1.35 mg L-1 of ClO2) during the co-exposure were low. However, the yield of chlorite was high (0.76 mg L-1 from 1.35 mg L-1 of ClO2), which requires attention and control.
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- Qingqing Kong
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Kurajica L, Ujević Bošnjak M, Kinsela AS, Štiglić J, Waite TD, Capak K, Pavlić Z. Effects of changing supply water quality on drinking water distribution networks: Changes in NOM optical properties, disinfection byproduct formation, and Mn deposition and release. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 762:144159. [PMID: 33360458 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Field studies were conducted in a Croatian city supplied by two distinct groundwater sources (referred to as A and B) to investigate both the effects of changing water source on the water quality in the drinking water supply system, as well as to further understand discoloration events that occurred in city locations that switched water from source A to B. The water treatment processes at site A were found to alter organic matter (OM) characteristics, removing humic substances while enhancing protein-derived (tryptophan) content. Although the humic-like component predominated in raw waters, microbially/protein-derived components were found to increase throughout the distribution networks of both systems. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) such as total trihalomethane (TTHM) and total haloacetic acid (THAA) were prevalent in water distribution system (WDS)-A, which correlated with elevated OM content as well as re-chlorination with hypochlorite (NaOCl). Our field study revealed that THMs were more readily formed than HAAs during ClO2 treatment. Unsurprisingly, chlorite concentrations were generally higher than chlorate concentrations during ClO2 treatment, whereas (secondary) NaOCl disinfection contributed to higher chlorate production. Principal component analysis indicated that variable pH values and humic-like OM could affect Mn, As and Al concentrations at the consumer's tap. Our results suggested that although Mn concentrations complied with regulations at WDS-B and were below 50 μg/L after disinfection, Mn was oxidized and formed particulate Mn oxides capable of causing discoloration events depending on prevailing network physico-chemical and hydraulic conditions. Aluminium also appears to be released during hydraulic disturbances from extensive deposits within the network. Thermodynamic calculations showed that Mn-oxidation was strongly dependent upon the ORP, and to lesser extent the pH value. Collectively, our results confirm that ensuring the provision of safe drinking waters to consumers requires an understanding of water quality across entire distribution networks in addition to any routine post-treatment monitoring.
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Affiliation(s)
- L Kurajica
- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller street 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - M Ujević Bošnjak
- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller street 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
| | - A S Kinsela
- Water Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - J Štiglić
- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller street 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - T D Waite
- Water Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - K Capak
- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockefeller street 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - Z Pavlić
- Slavonski Brod Water Supply Company, Nikole Zrinskog 25, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
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