Disinfection means the killing of pathogenic organisms (eg bacteria and its spores, viruses,
protozoa and their cysts, worms, and larvae) present in water to make it potable for other …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of organic compounds that have a
molecular structure containing carbon and their chemical properties allow them to be easily …

We studied the occurrence, removal, and fate of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and 23 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Italian municipal wastewater treatment …

Fifteen major Balkan rivers with over 80% of the inflows in Eastern Mediterranean were
examined for their environmental state within the DPSIR framework. Physicogeographic and …

Volatile sulfur and volatile organic compound (VSC and VOC, respectively) emissions were
measured over a 3.5 year period from 21 field monitoring sites across Australia to determine …

Disinfection is an integral component of water treatment performed daily on large volumes of
water worldwide. Chemical disinfection may result in the unintended production of …

Rapid growth and industrialization have become a major threat to water contamination with
carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbons such as trichloroethylene (TCE). Therefore, this …

Abstract The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is widely regarded as a seminal piece of
environmental legislation. However, two decades since its inception, many European …

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) has been used for preconcentration of
trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water. In DLLME an appropriate mixture of an extraction …

The presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in drinking water has the potential to
harm human health and undermine public confidence. Hence, this is the first study to …