Abstract The presence of natural organic matter (NOM) and anthropogenic (AOM) in polluted river water leads to the formation carcinogenic disinfection by-products (DBPs) during chlorination process. This study aimed determine trihalomethanes (THMs) formation, as regulated DBPs, tropical water. samples were taken from Citarum River, Bandung, Indonesia. NOM AOM characterized using UV 254 , 355 ul...