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Haloacetic acid degradation by a biofilm in a simulated drinking water distribution system
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Haloacetic acids (HAAs) are disinfection by-products formed as a result of the reaction between chlorine and natural organic matter found in water. HAA concentrations have been observed to decrease at distribution system extremities. This decrease is associated with microbiological degradation by pipe wall biofilm. The objective of this study was to evaluate HAA degradation in a drinking water system in the presence of a biofilm and to identify the factors that influence this degradation. Degradation of dichloracetic acid (DCAA) and trichloroacetic acid (TCAA) was observed in a simulated distribution system. The results obtained showed that different parameters came into play simultaneously in the degradation of HAAs, including retention time, water temperature, biomass, composition of organic matter, and pipe diameter. Seasonal variations had a major effect on HAA degradation and biomass quantity was lower by 1 to 2 logs in the winter and spring compared with the fall. HAA removal decreased with increasingly large pipe diameters. The specific effects of each of these factors were difficult to isolate from each other owing to interactions.
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“HAAs are shown to be biodegradable under conditions of interest (Chuang et al., 2011;Pluchon et al., 2013;Tung and Xie, 2009).”
From Regulation, formation, exposure, and treatment of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in swimming pool waters: A critical review (2018) · cites this paper as Pluchon et al., 2013
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“Other parameters including water temperature, retention time, the composition of organic matter, etc., also affect HAA degradation (Pluchon et al., 2013).”
From Regulation, formation, exposure, and treatment of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in swimming pool waters: A critical review (2018) · cites this paper as Pluchon et al., 2013
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Yang, L., Chen, X., She, Q., Cao, G., Liu, Y., Chang, V. W.-C., & Tang, C. Y. (2018) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.024 · Cited by 144
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- Authors
- Pluchon, C., Sérodes, J. B., Berthiaume, C., Charette, S. J., Gilbert, Y., Filion, G., Fournier-Larente, J., Rodriguez, M., & Duchaine, C.
- Affiliations
- Université Laval (CA)
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CA)
- Ecole supérieure d'aménagement du territoire, Laval University, 1628 Pavillon Félix–Antoine-Savard, Québec City, QC, G1K 7P4, Canada
- Venue
- Water Supply
- Publisher
- IWA Publishing
- Published
- 2013-03-01
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 447-461
- ISSN
- 1606-9749 (ISSN-L)
- 1607-0798
- OpenAlex
- W2331041159
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 1.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Water Science & Technology Water Supply (publishedVersion)
- Corpus Université Laval (Université Laval) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Université Laval
- Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Water Systems and Optimization
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Keywords
- haloacetic acids, disinfection by-products, drinking water distribution systems, dichloroacetate, trichloroacetic acid, microbial degradation, seasonal variation, pipe diameter, retention time, water temperature, biomass, organic matter composition
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