The occurrence, formation and transformation of disinfection byproducts in the water distribution system: A review

F Dong, J Zhu, J Li, C Fu, G He, Q Lin, C Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Disinfection is an effective process to inactivate pathogens in drinking water treatment.
However, disinfection byproducts (DBPs) will inevitably form and may cause severe health …

Environmental chemistry is most relevant to study coronavirus pandemics

VK Sharma, C **adatha, E Lichtfouse - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
On May 18, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has globally killed 315,248 people since the
virus outbreak in Wuhan, China, in early December 2019 (https://gisan ddata. maps. arcgi s …

Chemical and microbiological safety of drinking water in distribution networks made of plastic pipes

J Świetlik, M Magnucka - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, metal alloys used for drinking water distribution are gradually being
replaced by PVC and HDPE pipes. In areas of distribution networks made of plastic …

[HTML][HTML] Application of ice pigging in a drinking water distribution system: impacts on pipes and bulk water quality

Y Huang, Z Chen, G He, Y Shao, S Song, F Dong… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Ice pigging is an emerging technique for pipe cleaning in drinking water distribution
systems. However, substantial confusion and controversy exist on the potential impacts of …

THMs, HAAs and NAs production from culturable microorganisms in pipeline network by ozonation, chlorination, chloramination and joint disinfection strategies

X Duan, X Liao, J Chen, S **e, H Qi, F Li… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Disinfection is an indispensable process to inactivate pathogens, while unexpected
disinfection by-products (DBPs) would also be formed between the reaction of residual …

Evidence-based analysis on the toxicity of disinfection byproducts in vivo and in vitro for disinfection selection

F Dong, J Chen, C Li, X Ma, J Jiang, Q Lin, C Lin… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Disinfection is a key step in drinking water treatment process to prevent water-borne
infections. However, reactions between chlorine, one of the most common disinfectants, and …

Complex Impact of Metals on the Fate of Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water Pipelines: A Systematic Review

X Guo, X Ji, Z Liu, Z Feng, ZF Zhang, S Du, X Li, J Ma… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Metals in the drinking water distribution system (DWDS) play an important role on the fate of
disinfection by-products (DBPs). They can increase the formation of DBPs through several …

Rapid selection of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in complex water systems by chlorine and pipe materials

S Khan, TK Beattie, CW Knapp - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance is a major health issue induced by the overuse of antibiotics and
disinfection reagents, eg chlorine. Resistant bacteria thus occur in water supply systems …

Biofilm formation, occurrence, microbial communication, impact and characterization methods in natural and anthropic systems: a review

P Elumalai, X Gao, J Cui, AS Kumar… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
A biofilm is a layer of microbes that have aggregated to form a colony. The colony attaches
to a surface with a slime layer which protects the microorganisms, promoting their growth …

Removal of disinfection by‐products and their precursors during drinking water treatment processes

Q Lin, F Dong, Y Miao, C Li… - Water Environment …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we investigated the control efficiency of a wide variety of disinfection by‐
products (DBPs)(including trihalomethanes [THMs], haloacetic acids [HAAs] …