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High potential for the formation of haloacetic acids in the Karoon River water in Iran

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The impact of the total organic carbon (TOC), chlorine dosage, water temperature, reaction time, pH, and seasonal variation on the formation of haloacetic acids (HAAs) in the Karoon River in Iran was studied. The results showed that dichloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid were the most detected HAA5. The HAA5 formation potential (HAA5FP) levels in the Karoon River water in spring time, when the water TOC content exceeded 4 mg/L, were 1.38 times higher than during the winter season, when the water TOC content was below 3.5 mg/L. There was not a strong correlation between the HAA5FP and the residence time for the Karoon River water. For the range of the water temperatures studied, there was little variation in the HAA5FP in cold water, but in warmer water, the values of the HAA5FP varied quickly.

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The financial and technical support from the Bushehr University of Medical Sciences and the Iran National Petrochemical Company, HSE department are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

    Bahman Ramavandi & Sina Dobaradaran

  2. The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

    Sina Dobaradaran

  3. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

    Ghorban Asgari

  4. Health Research Center and Department of Environmental health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Hossein Masoumbeigi

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Ramavandi, B., Dobaradaran, S., Asgari, G. et al. High potential for the formation of haloacetic acids in the Karoon River water in Iran. Environ Monit Assess 185, 3711–3720 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2822-7

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