Other Past Issues:
- Endangered SpeciesVolume 7, Number 4
- Aquifer Recharge, Storage, and RecoveryVolume 7, Number 3
- Too Much SaltVolume 7, Number 2
- EvapotranspirationVolume 7, Number 1
- Invasive SpeciesVolume 6, Number 6
- Water-Energy Nexus Volume 6, Number 5
- Forensic Hydrology Volume 6, Number 4
- Can We Have It All? Volume 6, Number 3
- Cloud Seeding Volume 6, Number 2
- Inconvenient Hydrology? Volume 6, Number 1
- Disinfection Byproducts Volume 5, Number 6
- Rural Water Volume 5, Number 5
- Decision Support Systems Volume 5, Number 4
- Dealing With Data Volume 5, Number 3
- Aging Infrastructure Volume 5, Number 2
- Constructed Wetlands Volume 5, Number 1
- Produced Water Volume 4, Number 6
- Border Crossing Volume 4, Number 5
- 21st Century Agriculture Volume 4, Number 4
- Remote Sensing of Hydrologic Parameters Volume 4, Number 3
- Drought Along the Colorado River Volume 4, Number 2
- Sustainability in an Era of Limits Volume 4, Number 1
- Waterborne Pathogens Volume 3, Number 6
- Watersheds on Fire Volume 3, Number 5
- Management of Terminal Lakes Volume 3, Number 4
- GIS Applications in Hydrology Volume 3, Number 3
- Water as a Commodity Volume 3, Number 2
- The Re-emergence of the Colorado River Delta Volume 3, Number 1
- PPCPs in Our Waters Volume 2, Number 6
- Remote Data Acquisition Volume 2, Number 5
- Groundwater/Surface Water: Managed or Litigated? Volume 2, Number 4
- Desalination Volume 2, Number 3
- Riparian Restoration Volume 2, Number 2
- Tracking Groundwater with Isotopes Volume 2, Number 1
- Natural Resources Damage Assessments Volume 1, Number 4
- The Hydrology of Mine Pit Lakes Volume 1, Number 3
- Climate Variability and Water Resources Planning Volume 1, Number 2
- Arsenic in Drinking Water Volume 1, Number 1
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Disinfection Byproducts
| Volume 5 Number 6 |
November/December 2006 |
Chemical disinfection of drinking water is arguably one of the greatest advances in human health. However, nothing is perfect. The byproducts that form when disinfectants combine with otherwise harmless compounds in water warrant our attention. Although the carcinogenic nature of some disinfection byproducts (DBPs) was first shown in the 1970s, only a few of the hundreds that have been identified are regulated. What are DBPs? How and where do they form, and how do utilities manage them? How do recent stricter compliance standards affect utilities? What is known about other DBPs besides the few that are federally regulated? And what is the fate of DBPs in the subsurface when treated water is used as recharge water to replenish aquifers? This issue’s feature articles help answer such questions.
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