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An analytical view of disinfectant degradation and disinfection by-product formation

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Proton transfer time-of-flight mass spectrometry offers a new analytical tool to measure aqueous concentrations of volatile analytes in real time by the approach of headspace sampling, holding significant promise for advancing understanding of water chlorination chemistry.

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Fig. 1: Structural diagram of indirect determination of volatile inorganic haloamines in drinking water by headspace analysis using PTR-ToF-MS.

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Kinani, S., Bouchonnet, S. An analytical view of disinfectant degradation and disinfection by-product formation. Nat Water (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00234-5

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