Drinking water disinfection by-products – characterizing the formation pre-cursors in Scottish waters to optimize control strategies

STREAM: Industrial Doctorate Centre for the Water Sector

Newcastle University

Drinking water is normally chlorinated before distribution to maintain disinfectant residuals during movement through distribution networks.  An undesirable side effect, the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) including the regulated Trihalomethanes (THMs).  To effectively control DBP formation, this project will explore the relationship between source water organic matter and THM formation.