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Predicted Impact of Climate Change on Trihalomethanes Formation in Drinking Water Treatment.


ABSTRACT: Quantitative predictions of impacts on public water supplies are essential for planning climate change adaptations. Monitoring data from five full-scale Scottish drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) showed that significant correlations exist between conditionally carcinogenic trihalomethanes (THMs) levels, water temperature (r?=?0.812, p?=?0.0013) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) (r?=?0.892, p?

SUBMITTER: Valdivia-Garcia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620267 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Predicted Impact of Climate Change on Trihalomethanes Formation in Drinking Water Treatment.

Valdivia-Garcia Maria M   Weir Paul P   Graham David W DW   Werner David D  

Scientific reports 20190710 1


Quantitative predictions of impacts on public water supplies are essential for planning climate change adaptations. Monitoring data from five full-scale Scottish drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) showed that significant correlations exist between conditionally carcinogenic trihalomethanes (THMs) levels, water temperature (r = 0.812, p = 0.0013) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) (r = 0.892, p < 0.0001), respectively. The strong seasonality of these parameters demonstrated how climate can i  ...[more]

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