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Empirical equations for explaining trihalomethane (THM) distribution were established based on data on tap water in Osaka City before and after starting the advanced treatment and were represented by the following equations for bromodichloromethane (S1), dibromochloromethane (S2) and bromoform distribution factors (S3) as a function of chloroform distribution factor (S0), respectively: S1 = −0.97S 20 + 0.75S0 + 0.19 (regression coefficient: r = 0.71), S2 = 0.13S 20 −0.76S0 + 0.51 (r = 0.98) and S3 = 0.83S 20 −0.99S0 + 0.30 (r = 0.97). Further, the derived equations were verified by THMs data of Osaka Prefecture and its surrounding cities (except for Osaka City), receiving a combination of advanced treated water and conventionally treated different source water.
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We are pleased to acknowledge Ms. Yukie KAMIMOTO, Tomoko HARADA (49th graduate), Keiko OKOUCHI and Keiko TATSUKA (50th graduate), Junko UCHIDA and Rika EBINA (53rd graduate) students of Osaka City Nutrition College, for their support for sample collection and analysis.
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Yamamoto, K., Mori, Y. Simulating Distribution of Trihalomethane in Tap Water in the Area Receiving a Combination of Advanced Treated Water and Conventionally Treated Different Source Water: 1998, 1999 and 2002 Data on Osaka Prefecture and Its Surrounding Cities, Japan. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 83, 677–680 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9777-6
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