Project 4441

Reducing Volatile Disinfection By-Products in Treated Drinking Water Using Aeration Technologies

$401,936
Completed
Principal Investigator
Glen Roth
Chief Research Officer
Kenan Ozekin, PhD
Contractor
Jacobs
Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs)
Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)
Regulations
Treatment

Abstract

This project provides a comprehensive picture of the formation and removal of Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in a water treatment plant clearwell and evaluates the feasibility of aeration technologies for helping utilities meet the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products Rule (Stage 2 DBPR). Research Partners: EPA and WERF. Published in 2015.

Originally funded as WERF project INFR1SG09k