• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.495-505
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• 1989

This study was conducted as a nationwide survey In Korea to determine the THM (trihalomethane) concentration levels in the drinking water of 14 selected cities. The survey was underdtaken in one city (Kwangju) during September and October of 1988 and 14 cities in January through February of 1989. The results were as follows : 1. The $KMnO_4$ consumption was 10.6mg/l-11.6mg/l in Pusan and Ulsan, exceeding the drinking water standard of 10mg/l. Pusan, Inchon, Kwangju, Ulsan, Mokpo and Junju areas also exceeded the ammonia nitrate standard of 0.5mg/l. Other tap waters surveyed were detected below the drinking water standards. 2. The THM concentrations of tap water measured in January and February of 1989 were detected in the range $1.20{\mu}g/l-150.8{\mu}g/l$. 3. In the comparative study of the THM concentration of tap water measured in the Kwangju area during September and October of 1998, the average THM concentation of $145.63{\pm}70.72{\mu}g/l$ showed a sixfold increase compared to that of $23.8{\pm}8.31{\mu}g/l$ surveyed in January and February 1989. 4. The proportion of the four THM compounds found in tap water was bromoform, 47% ; chloroform, 30% ; chlorodibromomethane, 13% ; and dichlorobromomethane, 10%. 5. Since the results indicate that the concentration of bromoform was 2-10 times higher than that of chloroform measured in the seaside district of Pusan, Ulsan and Cheju Island, it is reasonable to assume that the raw water was somehow Influenced by seawater. 6. The average lifetime cancer rate of the population exposed to chloroform measured in the surveyed areas was 17 cancer incidences per 1 million population. From the above results, the existence of THM in the distribution systems seems to be inevitable, since chlorine disinfection is performed in water treatment plants In our country. There seems to be a trend of increasing. THM cncentrations due to the contamination of raw water. In order to establish my form of regulations, health risk assessment is an imminent subject.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2012

Trihalomethanes, produced as a result of chlorination of drinking water, are considered a potential health hazard. The trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) of a raw water source may indicate the maximum trihalomethanes (THMs) that are likely to be produced when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter (NOM) present in the water. A study was conducted to evaluate the THMFP in seven different drinking water sources in the vicinity of Kalpakkam, a rural township, on the east coast of India. Water from seven stations were analysed for THMFP. THMFP was compared with surrogate parameters such as dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ultraviolet absorbance ($UV_{254}$) and bromide. The data showed that THMFP was high in water from open wells as compared to closed bore wells, possibly due to more photosynthetic activity. Proximity to sea, and consequently the levels of bromide, was an important factor that influenced THM formation. THM surrogate parameters showed good correlation with THMFP.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.472-479
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• 1994

상수처리시 토양현탁액과 같은 유기물이 있을 때 산화제, 응집제 및 흡착제의 종류를 달리하고 처리방법을 변경시켰을 때 THMs 및 유기물의 제거정도를 조사하였다. 산화제로 처리된 $ClO_2$가 다른 산화제인 $Cl_2,\;NH_2Cl,\;KMnO_2$ 및 $O_3$ 보다 THMs 생성억제와 THMs의 전구물질인 유기물을 제거시키는데 가장 효율적이었다. 산화제$(Cl_2,\;NH_2Cl,\;KMnO_4,\;ClO_2,\;O_3)$를 응집 이후에 처리하였을 때 유기물의 양은 거의 변화가 없었으나 THMs의 생성량은 응집 이전 처리보다 약 $36.7{\sim}8.2%$ 정도 감소하였다. 수중 유기물을 응집 제거시키기 위하여 응집제로 alum과 ferric sulfate를 처리하였을 때 응집 효율은 유기물의 분자량 분포에 따라 상이하게 나타났다. THMs 제거 및 생성 억제를 위한 활성탄의 처리는 여과 이후의 처리가 산화제 처리 이전의 활성탄 처리보다 효과적이었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.224-230
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• 2007

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the change of molecular weight (MW) profiles in natural organic matter (NOM) through various treatment processes (coagulation, granular activated carbon (GAC), and ozonation) using high performance size exclusion chromatography based on ultraviolet absorbance and dissolved organic detection (HPSEC-UVA-DOC). In addition, relationships between MW profiles and disinfection by-production (DBP) formation were evaluated. Each treatment process results in significant different effects on NOM profiles. Coagulation is effective to remove high molecular weight NOM, while GAC is effective to remove low molecular weight NOM. Ozonation removes only a small portion of NOM, while it induces a significant reduction of UV absorbance due to breakdown of the aromatic groups. All treated waters are chlorinated, and chlorination DBPs such as trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) are measured under formation potential conditions. Both THM and HAA formation potentials were significantly reduced through the coagulation process. GAC was more effective to reduce THM formation compared to HAA formation reduction, while ozonation showed significant HAA reduction compared to THM reduction.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2014

소독부산물의 일종인 트리할로메탄류(THMs)는 정수처리 공정에서 소독제로 사용되는 염소와 수중에 잔존하는 유기물질이 반응하여 생성된다. 일반적으로 염소계 및 브롬계 THMs는 일반적인 수돗물에서 검출되기 때문에 잘 알려져 있으나, 요오드계 THMs (I-THMs)의 경우는 수중에 요오드 이온이 존재할 때 생성된다. I-THMs는 약품취를 유발하며, 또한 염소계나 브롬계 THMs에 비해 인체독성이 더 강한 것으로 알려져 있다. 현재 I-THMs 분석을 위한 공인된 분석법은 없는 실정이다. 10종의 THMs 분석을 위해 headspace 전처리장치와 GC/ECD를 이용하여 최적화된 분석법을 개발하였으며, 개발된 분석법에 의한 검출한계(LOD)와 정량한계(LOQ)는 각각 12 ng/L~56 ng/L 및 38 ng/L~178 ng/L로 나타났다. 강물, 해수 및 하수처리장 최종방류수의 matrix 영향을 평가하였으며, 본 연구에서 개발된 분석법은 별도의 전처리 과정이 필요치 않아 간편하고 빠르며 자동화된 방법으로 수중에 미량으로 함유된 I-THMs 분석에 적합한 것으로 나타났다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2002

This paper was investigated to clarify the possibility of a biodegradation of materials adsorbed on different porous granular-activated carbons (GACs) such as coal-& coconut-based GAC. Total organic carbon, humic substance and ammonia were used to compare their removal efficiencies. The objective of this study is to determine the adsorption capacity of bioregenerated GAC. When raw water reacted with chloride, the yield of THMs increased as a function of the input amount of chloride. The formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) was investigated in water treated with chlorine when humic acid was used as THM precursor. As the input amount of chloride in raw water increased by two or five-fold to remove the $NH_3$, the chloroform of the THMs significantly increased also five or ten-fold. It was found that the chloroform was significantly removed by the treatment of biological activated carbon (BAG) in comparison with the ozone treatment, and the removal efficiency of THMs in coal-typed GAC was $10-30\%$ better than coconut-typed GAC due to the biological degradation on the surface of the activated carbons.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2006

This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of a membrane bioreactor filled with high concentration of powdered activated carbon (HCPAC-MBR) to reduce DBPs at the drinking water treatment. The pilot system was installed after the rapid sand filtration process whose plant was the conventional treatment process. The removal efficiencies of DBPs were measured during pilot operation period of 2 years. HAA and THM removal rates could be maintained around 80~90% without any troubles and then tremendous reduction of HAA and THM reactivity were observed more than 52%. The average removal rate of HAA formation potential (FP) and THM formation potential (FP) were 70.5% and 67.6% respectively. It is clear that the PAC membrane bioreactor is highly applicable for advanced water treatment to control DBPs.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.84-98
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• 2000

Control of Trihalomethanes(THMs) is a major concern of many water treatment plants. A number of researchers have studied the effectiveness of activated carbon adsorption process in removing THMs or organic halogen compounds. Recently, attention has been paid to the biological activated carbon (BAC) treatment of THM precursors as an alternative to the carbon adsorption treatment because of its effectiveness as well as its low running cost. In this study, changes of THM formation potential(THMFP) and removal of substrates in the SBR effluent were investigated in an attempt to clarify the mechanisms of the decrease/increase of THMFP in the BAC treatment. The increase and decrease of THMFP concentrations were observed in effluents during prolonged operation. When PCP or DBS was feeded as substrate contained in SBR effluent, the THMFPs were easyly removed with TOCs removal. But the case of SBR effluent containing SDS or glycine was introduced, and when microbial growth came to its near steady state, the THMFPs of treated effluents were increased more or less in comparison to those in the influents. Such increases of THMFP coincided with the increase in microbial growth within the activated carbon fiber(ACF) column. In the case of only sucrose was feeded as substrate on ACF colume, THMFP concentrations of effluent were higher than those of influent. The THMFP concentration was significantly increased on inlet part of ACF column, which biomass inhabits abundantly, then they were decreased gradually. These increases mean production of the secondary THM precursors by biological activities, which can be removed by adsorption and biological degradation on ACF column.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.542-548
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 염소처리시 요오드계 트리할로메탄(iodo-trihalomethanes, I-THMs)의 생성에 영향을 미치는 인자들을 조사하였다. 염소를 소독제로 사용하여 염소 투입농도, 수온, pH, 브롬이온과 요오드이온 농도, 염소 접촉시간, 암모니아성 질소농도 및 용존 유기물질의 특성 변화에 따른 I-THMs 6종에 대한 생성특성을 조사하였다. 수중의 요오드이온과 브롬이온의 농도가 증가할수록 I-THMs의 생성농도가 증가하였으며, 염소 투입농도 및 수온에 따른 I-THMs 생성에서는 염소 투입농도 및 수온 상승에 비례하여 I-THMs 생성농도도 증가하다가 염소 투입농도 3 mg/L 및 수온 $30^{\circ}C$ 이상의 조건에서는 오히려 I-THMs 생성농도가 감소하였다. 또한, 시료수의 pH가 상승할수록 I-THMs의 생성농도가 증가하였다. 수중의 $NH{_4}{^+}-N$ 농도가 증가할수록 염소와 반응하여 생성된 클로라민에 의해 I-THMs 생성농도가 증가하였다. 하수처리장 방류수, 휴믹산 조제수, 조류유래 유기물질 함유수 및 4개의 낙동강 시료수(고령, 매리, 하구 및 진천천)와 같은 7개의 시료수의 유기물질과 I-THMs와의 반응성을 조사한 결과, 하수처리장 최종방류수가 I-THMs와의 반응성($12.31{\mu}g/mg$)이 가장 높았고, 다음으로 휴믹산 시료수($4.96{\mu}g/mg$)로 나타났고, 조류유래 유기물질이 가장 낮은 결과($0.99{\mu}g/mg$)를 나타내었다. 또한, $SUVA_{254}$값과 I-THMs 반응성과의 상관성을 평가한 결과에서 상관계수($r^2$)가 0.002로 매우 낮게 나타나 $SUVA_{254}$값과 I-THMs 생성과는 연관성을 찾기가 어려웠다.

• 분석과학
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.249-260
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• 2003

한강에서 채취한 원수에 염소소독제인 hypochlorite를 $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$의 농도로 투여한 후 1시간~14일까지 TOC (total organic carbon), 잔류염소량 및 탁도 등을 측정하고 THMs (trihalomethanes), HANs (haloacetonitriles), HKs (haloketones), chloral hydrate 및 HAAs (haloacetic acids) 등의 염소소독 부산물의 생성율을 조사하였다. 그 결과 잔류염소량은 투여후 1시간 경과 시 $6{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ 이상에서 14일째에 $1.23{\mu}g/m{\ell}$으로 감소하였으며 TOC 및 탁도는 큰 차이가 없었다. 7일 후 발생한 총 소독부산 물의 농도는 $101.3ng/m{\ell}$ (789.6 nM)이며 이 중 THMs이 69%로 가장 큰 비중을 차지하였다. 그 외에 HAAs가 19%, chloral hydrate가 10% 정도 검출되었으며, HANs와 HKs 및 chloropicrin 등은 미량 검출되었다. THMs 중에서는 chloroform이 $61.5ng/m{\ell}$로 총 THMs 중 약 89% 정도를 차지하였으며 HANs 중에서는 DCAN이 95%인 $0.72ng/m{\ell}$, HAAs 중에서는 TCAA가 50% 등으로 가장 높은 비율로 검출되었다. 각 부산물의 발생량의 상관관계를 조사한 결과 THMs과 HANs의 경우 THMs의 농도가 $40ng/m{\ell}$인 지점을 경계로 HANs과 경쟁적 발생관계가 있음이 나타났다. HAAs의 경우는 특별한 경향성을 나타내지 않았으나 전체적으로 초기에 산화상태가 큰 화합물에서 산화상태가 작은 화합물로 점차 변화하는 것으로 관찰되었다.