Organic by-products of Drinking Water Chlorination

Chlorination of drinking water leads to the formation of a variety of Disinfection By-Products (DBPs) that may have adverse health effects on humans. Research on this subject has been continued and new epidemiological and toxicological studies have been conducted. This review summarizes factors affecting DBP formation and predictive equations proposed for it, physical and chemical properties, environmental fate, actual measurements of these compounds and technologies for controlling them, as well as regulation and currently proposed changes of their Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) after evaluation by EPA of new data available.