Health effects of drinking water disinfectants and disinfection by-products

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:5896923

Condie, L W; Bercz, J P

This paper summarizes toxicological studies conducted with drinking water disinfectants. Toxicological effects, which are associated with the disinfectants themselves as well as with the by-products formed when disinfectants react with organic material present in water, are considered. The health impact of chemical reactions occurring between residual disinfectants and nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract is also discussed. 40 references, 5 tables.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH
• OSTI ID: 5896923
• Report Number(s): CONF-860626-
• Journal Information: Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States), Conference: 20. annual conference on trace substances in environmental health, Columbia, MO, USA, 2 Jun 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
DISINFECTANTS
HEALTH HAZARDS
DRINKING WATER
PURIFICATION
BY-PRODUCTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
NUTRIENTS
ORGANIC MATTER
DATA
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
GERMICIDES
HAZARDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
WATER
560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology