Trihalomethanes are a major class of chlorination by-products in drinking water. They are formed when chlorine reacts with bromide (Br-) and natural organic matter (NOM) in source waters. Toxicology studies have shown all THMs to be carcinogenic or to cause adverse reproductive or developmental...

The objective of this pilot-study is to evaluate the Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) performance for the removal of specific disinfection by-products (DBPs), trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs), from Athens drinking water. For this purpose, a GAC pilot filter-adsorber was operated in...