Correlations between differential absorbance and the formation of individual DBPs

被引:108
作者
Korshin, GV [1 ]
Wu, WW [1 ]
Benjamin, MM [1 ]
Hemingway, O [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
关键词
differential absorbance; chlorination; DBPS;
D O I
10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00042-8
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This study examined correlations between the differential absorbance at 272nm (DeltaA(272)) and the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in chlorinated water from the Tolt River, a water source for Seattle, WA. The DBPs investigated included chloroform (CHCl3), dichlorobromomethane (CHCl2Br), mono-, di- and trichloroacetic acids (MCAA, DCAA, and TCAA, respectively), chloral hydrate (CH), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN) and 1,1,1-trichloropropanone (TCP). Whereas the kinetics of DBP formation are complex and are non-linear, the same DBP data represented as a function of DeltaA(272) are quite simple. Absorbance decreases when the water is chlorinated, i.e., DeltaA(272) is always negative. The DBP vs. -DeltaA(272) correlations can almost always be quantified by linear equations, at least above some threshold value of -DeltaA(272), with R2 values > 0.95. The only DBP that did not follow this trend was CH, for which an exponential relationship better described the data. TCP and DCAN were unstable at pH 7 and 8, but at pH 6 linear correlations between their concentrations and -DeltaA(272) were as strong as those for the more stable DBPs. The threshold -DeltaA(272) value is approximately the same for many of the DBPs studied, supporting the hypothesis that individual DBPs are released following the formation of a common intermediate, or at least a small group of similar intermediates. The DBP vs. -DeltaA(272) correlations may have practical value since they provide an alternative approach for monitoring the formation of individual DBP species on-line, but the generality of the relationships needs to be further examined. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:3273 / 3282
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