Identifying and quantifying the outcomes of disinfection by-product research: Impacts on the Australian and international water industry

PROJECT DETAILS


  • Project No 1093
  • Project Name Identifying and quantifying the outcomes of disinfection by-product research: Impacts on the Australian and international water industry
  • Lead Organisation Water Research Australia
  • Research Lead Curtin University
  • Main Researcher Cynthia Joll, Kathryn Linge
  • Completion Year 2015

Project Description

Disinfection is essential for removing harmful microbial pathogens and making safe drinking water but can also cause formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs), some of which pose a health risk. Thirty years of research have amassed a wealth of knowledge about the identification, formation, treatment and control, toxicology and epidemiology of DBPs in Australia. This project compiled, assessed and presented an overview of DBP-related research in Australia.