Nitrate, Nitrite, and Ammonium Variability in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

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作者
Schullehner, Jorg [1 ,2 ]
Stayner, Leslie [3 ]
Hansen, Birgitte [1 ]
机构
[1] Geol Survey Denmark & Greenland GEUS, CF Mollers Alle 8, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
[2] Aarhus Univ, Sch Business & Social Sci, Natl Ctr Register Based Res, Dept Econ & Business Econ, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
[3] Univ Illinois, Sch Publ Hlth, Epidemiol & Biostat Div, 1603 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2017年 / 14卷 / 03期
关键词
nitrate; nitrite; ammonium; nitrification; drinking water; exposure assessment; Denmark; RESEARCH NEEDS; GROUNDWATER; EXPOSURE; STATES; RISK;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph14030276
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Accurate assessments of exposure to nitrate in drinking water is a crucial part of epidemiological studies investigating long-term adverse human health effects. However, since drinking water nitrate measurements are usually collected for regulatory purposes, assumptions on (1) the intra-distribution system variability and (2) short-term (seasonal) concentration variability have to be made. We assess concentration variability in the distribution system of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium, and seasonal variability in all Danish public waterworks from 2007 to 2016. Nitrate concentrations at the exit of the waterworks are highly correlated with nitrate concentrations within the distribution net or at the consumers' taps, while nitrite and ammonium concentrations are generally lower within the net compared with the exit of the waterworks due to nitrification. However, nitrification of nitrite and ammonium in the distribution systems only results in a relatively small increase in nitrate concentrations. No seasonal variation for nitrate, nitrite, or ammonium was observed. We conclude that nitrate measurements taken at the exit of the waterworks are suitable to calculate exposures for all consumers connected to that waterworks and that sampling frequencies in the national monitoring programme are sufficient to describe temporal variations in longitudinal studies.
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