Water chlorination can lead to the formation of disinfection byproducts, including trihalomethanes (THMs). However, few epidemiologic studies have explored associations between THM exposure and mortality. This study included 6720 adults aged ≥40 years from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2012 who had blood concentrations quantified. A higher risk all-cause mortality was found ...

Trihalomethanes (THMs) are conditionally carcinogenic compounds formed during chlorine disinfection in water treatment processes around the world. THMs occur especially when source waters are subject to marine influences, high and-or regular precipitation, and elevated levels of organic matter. THMs formation is then rooted in geographic, operational and climatic factors, the relative importanc...

AIM This paper describes the spatio-temporal variation of trihalomethanes in drinking water in New South Wales, Australia from 1997 to 2007 METHOD We obtained data on trihalomethanes (THMs) from two metropolitan and 13 rural water utilities and conducted a descriptive analysis of the spatial and temporal trends in THMs and the influence of season and drought. RESULTS Concetrations of monthl...

The formations of THMs, HAAs, and HNMs from chlorination and chloramination of water from Jinlan Reservoir were investigated in this study. Results showed that monochloramine rather than chlorine generally resulted in lower concentration of DBPs, and the DBPs formation varied greatly as the treatment conditions changed. Specifically, the yields of THMs, HAAs and HNMs all increased with the high...

In this study, carbon was made from walnut wood as a low-cost and non-toxicnatural adsorbent.Walnut wood(WC), were successfully synthesized by an in chemical vapor deposition methodthen characterized using FT-IR techniques and used for the removal of trihalomethanes(THMs) from aqueous solution. The trihalomethanes(THMs) removal by the developed adsorbent was investigated using batch adsorption ...

The formation and evaluation of total trihalomethane (THMs) concentration were analyzed using statistical technique over the period from April 2004 to August 2005. The results of THMs formed during water treatment processes at New Benha Water Treatment Plant (NBWTP) showed that THMs levels ranged between (26 and 70 μg/L) and the average concentration was 60 μg/L. A mathematical model that expre...

BACKGROUND Ingestion of disinfection byproducts has been associated with bladder cancer in multiple studies. Although associations with other routes of exposure have been suggested, epidemiologic evidence is limited. OBJECTIVES We evaluated the relationship between bladder cancer and total, chlorinated, and brominated trihalomethanes (THMs) through various exposure routes. METHODS In a popu...

Trihalomethanes (THMs), a by-product of the chlorination of natural waters containing dissolved organic carbon and bromide, are the focus of considerable public health concern and regulation due to their potential as a carcinogen by ingestion. This paper presents a promising new water treatment process that lowers the concentration of bromide in drinking water and thus, lowers the THM formation...