Aqueous N-nitrosamines: Precursors, occurrence, oxidation processes, and role of inorganic ions

T Jasemizad, P Sun, LP Padhye - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
N-Nitrosamines, well-known human carcinogens, are widely considered to be formed
through the disinfection of waters containing compounds with amine moieties. The formation …

Two years of post-wildfire impacts on dissolved organic matter, nitrogen, and precursors of disinfection by-products in California stream waters

H Uzun, RA Dahlgren, C Olivares, CU Erdem… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of two California wildfires (Rocky and Wragg Fires, 2015)
compared to an unburned reference watershed on water quality, dissolved organic matter …

The role of chloramine species in NDMA formation

M Selbes, W Beita-Sandí, D Kim, T Karanfil - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen disinfection by-
product, has been detected in chloraminated drinking water systems. Understanding its …

Impact on disinfection byproducts using advanced oxidation processes for drinking water treatment

BK Mayer, DR Ryan - … of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in drinking …, 2019 - Springer
Since the inception of drinking water treatment systems, ensuring the production of
microbiologically safe drinking water has been a primary objective. While chemical oxidants …

The competitive effect of different chlorination disinfection methods and additional inorganic nitrogen on nitrosamine formation from aromatic and heterocyclic amine …

WH Chen, YH Wang, TH Hsu - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Amine-containing pharmaceuticals formed nitrosamines that are nitrogenous disinfection
byproducts of public concerns due to their carcinogenicity. The objective of this study was to …

Disinfection byproduct precursor dynamics and water treatability during an extreme flooding event in a coastal blackwater river in southeastern United States

A Ruecker, H Uzun, T Karanfil, MTK Tsui, AT Chow - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Coastal blackwater rivers, characterized by high concentrations of natural organic matter,
are source water for millions of people in the southeastern US. In October 2015, large areas …

Behavior of NDMA precursors at 21 full-scale water treatment facilities

SW Krasner, P Westerhoff, WA Mitch… - … : Water Research & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A source-to-tap evaluation of the origin and fate of chloramination N-nitrosodimethylamine
(NDMA) precursors at 21 full-scale drinking water plants was conducted. Upstream …

The contribution of biofilm to nitrogenous disinfection by-product formation in full-scale cyclically-operated drinking water biofilters

C Di Tommaso, L Taylor-Edmonds, SA Andrews… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofiltration has been shown to be effective for disinfection by-product (DBP) precursor
control, however few studies have considered its role in the potential formation of DBPs …

Removal of chlorpheniramine and variations of nitrosamine formation potentials in municipal wastewaters by adsorption onto the GO-Fe3O4

CH Lin, CM Li, CH Chen, WH Chen - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Chlorpheniramine is a pharmaceutical pollutant and a precursor of carcinogenic
nitrosamines during disinfection/oxidation. In our previous study, graphene oxide coated …

Algae-containing raw water treatment and by-products control based on ClO2 preoxidation-assisted coagulation/precipitation process

W Song, J Li, X Zhang, C Fu, Z Wang… - … Geochemistry and Health, 2022 - Springer
Eutrophication has become a great concern in recent years with the algae blooms in source
water resulting in a serious threat posing to the safety of drinking water. Chlorine dioxide …