Disinfectants and Disinfectant By-Products: Environmental Health Criteria 216

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorWorld Health Organization
dc.contributor.authorInternational Labour Organisation
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-20T20:31:04Z
dc.date.available2019-08-20T20:31:04Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionChlorine (Cl,) has been widely used throughout the world as a chemical disinfectant, serving as the principal barrier to microbial contaminants in drinking-water. The noteworthy biocidal attributes of chlorine have been somewhat offset by the formation of disinfectant by-products (DBPs) of public health concern during the chlorination process. As a consequence, alternative chemical disinfectants, such as ozone (0), chlorine dioxide (dO2) and chloramines (NII 2CI, monochloramine), are increasingly being used; however, each has been shown to form its own set of DBPs.en
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dc.identifier.isbn92 4 157216 7
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29525
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number529 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectchemistry
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjecttoxicology
dc.subjectdrinking water
dc.subjectchlorine
dc.subjectozone
dc.subjectcarcinogen
dc.subjectmutation
dc.subjectby-product
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.titleDisinfectants and Disinfectant By-Products: Environmental Health Criteria 216en
dc.typeTechnical report

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