The Effect of Chlorine and Ozone on Organic Compounds in Water

SlJEEARY
The presence
water
of chemical
disinfection
interest
in water
to government
authorities
by-products
supplies
reaction
of disinfectants
particularly
those
report
reviews
of two of
water
of products
with
organic
originating
the recent
compounds,
interest.
This
literature
on the effects
the most common disinfectants,
and ozone,
on organic
of the
from pollution
is of considerable
incidents,
of
and environmental
The prediction
groups.
is a topic
departments,
and companies
pressure
of drinking
chlorine
compounds under
aqueous
conditions.
From the studies
chlorine
compounds,
and the nature
dependent
nature
the extent
time,
of the organic
the studies
with
reactions
humic
to produce
and poly-acids.
chlorinated
with
oxygenated
products
with
they
di-acids.
of chlorine
amino acids,
both
There
compounds.
chlorine
di-,
gives
tria
acids,
chloroalkanes
and
compounds.
give
rise
on reaction
fewer
or ozone with
aromatic
reviewed
mono-,
carboxylic
are oxidised
are
of
ozone and chlorine
chloroketones,
hydrocarbons
and the
and ozone with
or aromatic
heterocyclic
ozone
the period
In addition,
chloroaldehydes,
such as pH,
The majority
of carboxylic
of chlorinated
of
being
content
of chlorine
a series
range
and organic
during
react
both
of reaction
formed
inorganic
substances
Eumic substances
pesticides
a wide
substrate.
published
that
and rate
of disinfectant
contact
Aromatic
with
on a number of parameters,
substrate,
series
is evident
of the products
concentration
either
it
and ozone can react
organic
deal
reviewed
and
with
but
chlorine,
to produce
studies
C, and C,
on the
reactions
compounds such as amines,
heterocyclic
and surfactants.
to chlorinated
compounds,