Investigation of Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water of Abbas Abad Water Treatment Plant

Trihalomethanes in drinking water and spontaneous abortion.

Trihalomethanes (chloroform, bromoform, bromodichloromethane, and chlorodibromomethane) are common contaminants of chlorinated drinking water. Although animal data indicate that these compounds may be reproductive toxicants, little information exists on their relation to spontaneous abortion in humans. We examined exposure to trihalomethanes and spontaneous abortion in a prospective study of 5,...

trihalomethanes in the drinking water of tehran

natural sources of water contain some halogenated organic compounds after disinfection by chlorine. trihalomethanes are one group of the chlorination by products that suspected of being carcinogenic inhuman unfortunately, these compounds are in finished water of all treatment plants that use chlorine as a disinfectant. in this study, the concentration of total thms of water treated in the water...

Chemical quality of drinking water in Bandar Abbas

Introduction: Natural water normally consists of mineral compounds, suspended solids and dissolved gases. Some of these components are necessary for human health, but if more than allowable limits, they will endanger the human health. In this research, important clinical parameters in drinking water of Bandar Abbas were evaluated to compare with the national standards. Methods: In this descrip...

Trihalomethanes in Drinking-water Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality