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- Title
Monitoring and Assessment of the Quality of Chlorinated Water in Schools.
- Authors
Stein, Vanessa; Galvão, Alessandro Cazonatto; Paulino, Alexandre Tadeu; Manfredi, Alex Molina; Martendal, Edmar; Vieira, Tainara; Robazza, Weber da Silva
- Abstract
All water destined for human consumption must be subjected to disinfection processes via chlorination with the aim of eliminating the risk of the transmission of waterborne diseases. However, the treatment of water using this method leads to the formation of trihalomethanes (THMs), which are toxic compounds that may be ingested, inhaled, or absorbed by the skin, increasing the risk of carcinogenic and mutagenic processes. High trihalomethane concentrations in water may be directly related to physicochemical properties, such as temperature, pH, hardness, and potentially toxic metal concentrations. In this work, physicochemical characterization was performed and water quality was assessed with regard to the presence of trihalomethanes in 17 samples collected from points before and after storage in reservoirs. Atomic absorption spectroscopy to determine potentially toxic metals and the measurement of physicochemical properties demonstrated that all results were in accordance with the standards established by Brazilian legislation. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was used to determine levels of trihalomethanes in the water samples (trichloromethane, bromodichloromethane, chlorodibromomethane, and bromoform), which were also in accordance with the limits established by Brazilian legislation. Hierarchical clustering on principal components confirmed changes in the water quality depending on location. This work constitutes a paradigm for future studies on the monitoring of toxic organic compounds in water to avoid health problems in humans and animals.
- Subjects
WATER chlorination; WATER quality; ATOMIC absorption spectroscopy; GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS); HEAVY metals; WATERBORNE infection
- Publication
Water (20734441), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 10, p1415
- ISSN
2073-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/w16101415