Granular Activated Carbon Treatment May Result in Higher Predicted Genotoxicity in the Presence of Bromide

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 50; no. 17; pp. 9583 - 9591
• Main Authors: Krasner, Stuart W, Lee, Tiffany Chih Fen, Westerhoff, Paul, Fischer, Natalia, Hanigan, David, Karanfil, Tanju, Beita-Sandí, Wilson, Taylor-Edmonds, Liz, Andrews, Robert C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 06.09.2016
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Animals; Bromides; Chemical compounds; CHO Cells; Cricetulus; Disinfectants; Disinfection; DNA damage; Nitrogen; Toxicity; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Water Purification

Certain unregulated disinfection byproducts (DBPs) are more of a health concern than regulated DBPs. Brominated species are typically more cytotoxic and genotoxic than their chlorinated analogs. The impact of granular activated carbon (GAC) on controlling the formation of regulated and selected unre...