Stability of Drinking Water Distribution Systems and Control of Disinfection By-Products

The stability of drinking water distribution systems and the management disinfection by-products are critical to ensuring public health safety. In this paper, interrelationships between corrosion products in network, microbes, quality elucidated. This review also discusses mechanisms through which corrosive from piping network influence decay disinfectants formation harmful by-products. Factors such as copper by-products, CuO, Cu2O, Cu2+ play a significant role accelerating disinfectant catalyzing production Biofilms on pipe walls react with residual chlorine, leading (DBPs) that amplify risks. Finally, paper finally highlights potential peroxymonosulfate (PMS), an industrial oxidant, can reduce DBP formation, while acknowledging risks associated its nature. Overall, impact scale microbial communities networks is discussed, recommendations for removing DBPs presented.