Occurrence of DBPs in drinking water of European regions for epidemiology studies

Stuart W. Krasner; Maria Kostopoulou; Mireille B. Toledano; John Wright; Evridiki Patelarou; Manolis Kogevinas; Cristina M. Villanueva; Glòria Carrasco-Turigas; Loreto Santa Marina; Ana Fernández-Somoano; Ferran Ballester; Adonina Tardon; Regina Grazuleviciene; Asta Danileviciute; Sylvaine Cordier; Nathalie Costet; Elena Righi; Gabriella Aggazzotti; Euripides G. Stephanou; Sophia Kargaki; Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen

doi:10.5942/jawwa.2016.108.0152

Occurrence of DBPs in drinking water of European regions for epidemiology studies

Stuart W. Krasner, Maria Kostopoulou^*, Mireille B. Toledano, John Wright, Evridiki Patelarou, Manolis Kogevinas, Cristina M. Villanueva, Glòria Carrasco-Turigas, Loreto Santa Marina, Ana Fernández-Somoano, Ferran Ballester, Adonina Tardon, Regina Grazuleviciene, Asta Danileviciute, Sylvaine Cordier, Nathalie Costet, Elena Righi, Gabriella Aggazzotti, Euripides G. Stephanou, Sophia KargakiMark J. Nieuwenhuijsen

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Abstract

A three-year study was conducted on the occurrence of disinfection by-products (DBPs) - trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs), and haloacetonitriles - in drinking water of regions of Europe where epidemiology studies were being carried out. Thirteen systems in six countries (i.e., Italy, France, Greece, Lithuania, Spain, United Kingdom) were sampled. Typically chlorinated DBPs dominated. However, in most of Catalonia (Spain) and in Heraklion (Greece), brominated DBPs dominated. The degree of bromine incorporation into the DBP classes was in general similar among them. This is important, as brominated DBPs are a greater health concern. In parts of Catalonia, the reported levels of tribromoacetic acid were higher than in other parts of the world. In some regions, the levels of HAAs tended to be peaked in concentration in a different time period than when the levels of THMs peaked. In most epidemiology studies, THMs are used as a surrogate for other halogenated DBPs. This study provides exposure assessment information for epidemiology studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E501-E512
Journal	Journal - American Water Works Association
Volume	108
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2016.108.0152
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2016

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Disinfection by-products
Drinking water
Haloacetonitriles
Occurrence
Speciation

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Krasner, S. W., Kostopoulou, M., Toledano, M. B., Wright, J., Patelarou, E., Kogevinas, M., Villanueva, C. M., Carrasco-Turigas, G., Marina, L. S., Fernández-Somoano, A., Ballester, F., Tardon, A., Grazuleviciene, R., Danileviciute, A., Cordier, S., Costet, N., Righi, E., Aggazzotti, G., Stephanou, E. G., ... Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J. (2016). Occurrence of DBPs in drinking water of European regions for epidemiology studies. Journal - American Water Works Association, 108(10), E501-E512. https://doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2016.108.0152

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