Disinfection has improved drinking water quality by significantly reducing the transmission of pathogens. However, the disinfectants react with natural organics in the water to produce by-products, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), which have been associated with adverse health effects. Therefore, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has regulated THM concentrations in drinking water. This project examined whether the use of chloramines, compared to chlorine, at the Worcester water filtration plant would reduce the THM concentration in the water.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Lopes, Daniel S.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02D226M

Advisor

• Plummer, Jeanine D.

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright