Trihalomethane and nonpurgeable total organic-halide formation potentials of the Mississippi river
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
By: R. E. Rathbun
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Abstract
Trihalomethane and nonpurgeable total organic-hallide formation potentials were determined for water samples from 12 sites along the Mississippi River from Minneapolis, MN, to New Orleans, LA, for the summer and fall of 1991 and the spring of 1992. The formation potentials increased with distance upstream, approximately paralleling the increase of the dissolved organic- carbon concentration. The pH and the dissolved organic-carbon and free- chlorine concentrations were significant variables in the prediction of the formation potentials. The trihalomethane formation potential increased as the pH increased, whereas the nonpurgeable total organic-halide formation potential decreased. All formation potentials increased as the dissolved organic-carbon and free-chlorine concentrations increased, with the dissolved organic-carbon concentration having a much greater effect.
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Rathbun, R.E., 1996, Trihalomethane and nonpurgeable total organic-halide formation potentials of the Mississippi river: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 30, no. 2, p. 156-162, https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449900022.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Trihalomethane and nonpurgeable total organic-halide formation potentials of the Mississippi river |
| Series title | Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| DOI | 10.1007/s002449900022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| First page | 156 |
| Last page | 162 |