Drinking Water Research
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Historical Perspective on Foundation’s DBP Research
Chris Rayburn, Water Research Foundation director research
management
2
A Summary of DBP Regulations in the United States
Steve Via, American Water Works Association, Government
Affairs, Washington, D.C.
7
Traditional DBPs
Organic Carboneceous DBPs: THMs and HAAs
Inorganic DBPs: Bromate, Chlorite, and Chlorate
12
Emerging DBPs
Nitrogenous DBPs
Iodinated DBPs
Others
43
Health Effects of DBPs
60
Foundation staff contributors to this issue are as follows:
Jonathan Cuppett, Alice Fulmer, Grace Jang, Ron Leblanc,
and Hsiao-wen Chen.
Because of the large number of studies the Foundation has
funded, it was impossible to highlight every single project
in this issue. A more complete list can be found on the
Foundation Website.
The Water Research Foundation is a member-supported, international, nonprofit organization that sponsors
research to enable water utilities, public health agencies, and other professionals to provide safe and afford-
able drinking water to consumers.
Editor: editor@ WaterResearchFoundation.org
Contributing editor: Adam Lang
Art director: Cheri Dougherty
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
70
Foundation Contacts
73
Case Studies and Value of Research
In addition to highlighting research funded
by The Foundation over the years, six case
studies are presented that illustrate how the
research findings from different projects
have successfully been used by utilities to
optimize their treatment processes and
minimize DBP formation during treatment
and in the distribution system. These case
studies are as follows:
Foundation DBP Research—Chloramine
Perspective
Andrej Wilczak, San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission, California
5
How Foundation Research on Nitrosamines
has Benefited the Water Industry
Stuart W. Krasner, Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California
10
DBP Minimization Strategies
Michael Hotaling, Newport News, Virginia
40
Bromate Minimization Strategies
Richard Talley, City of Fort Worth, Texas
41
Localized Treatment for DBPs
Mao Fang and Laura Jacobson, Las Vegas
Valley Water District, Nevada
58
Application of Storage Facility Modeling to
Improve Mixing and Reduce Water Age
David J. Hartman and Jeff Swertfeger,
Greater Cincinnati Water Works, Ohio
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