Halobenzoquinones (HBQs), as new emerging disinfection by-products (DBPs), are frequently detected in potable and swimming pool waters. In fact, HBQs are also precursors of other DBPs such as ...

Note: This page deals with the practice of continuously adding chlorine to water, not the occasional use of chlorine to disinfect wells, pipes, and other water system equipment. Why Water Systems ...

Experts say drinking water disinfection is essential, but current methods may expose people to potentially harmful compounds. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

Water systems add chlorine to drinking water to kill or inactivate harmful organisms and maintain a detectable residual to ensure the water remains safe as it travels through the distribution system.

Bladder cancer risk increased 33% and colorectal cancer by 15% in using chlorine to disinfect water Chlorinating drinking water at levels common in the United States and European Union probably ...

India has made real progress in expanding access to drinking water over the past decade. Millions of households now have tap connections, something that once felt like an ambitious goal. But access ...

Coronavirus cannot be transmitted in drinking water and swimming pools so long as they are properly chlorinated, the Health Service Executive has advised. Adherence to current recommended disinfection ...

Municipal wastewater treatment is aimed at protecting the environment through improved effluent treatment practices, eliminating toxic treatment byproducts, and reducing treatment costs. Treatment is ...