Project 554

Comparative Genotoxicity Assessment of DBPs in Drinking Water

$247,463
Completed
Principal Investigator
Roger Minear
Project Manager
Linda J Reekie
Contractor
University of Illinois at Urbana
Advanced Treatment
Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)
Treatment

Abstract

Determines toxicity of individual DBPs, mixtures of DBPs, and concentrates of disinfected water in bacterial and mammalian cells. Examines chlorine, ozone, and the sequence of ozone plus chlorine in addition to chloramination and chlorine dioxide treatment. Published in 2003.

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