Abstract

DETERMENATION AND HEALTH RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THMS COMPOUNDS CONCENTRATION DRINKING WATER TREATMENT IN BAGHDAD CITY.

*Wathiq Abbas Aldraghi and Mouhanad Hussain Salman

Abstract

This study investigated the presence of organic compounds (tri Halo methane) in Baghdad city which consists accidental by-product of the reaction between chlorine with total organic compounds present in the water. As a result of the use of chlorine in the sterilization of three stations: the first water purification plant east of the Tigris is located in the north of Baghdad, second purification plant Wathba is located in the center Baghdad and water purification plant session is located to the south of Baghdad, in addition to some of these stations areas. Found tri Halo methane in four compounds are (chloroform, bromoform, bromo dichloromethane, dibromoethane dichloromethane) concentrations were measured by high performance Liquid Chromatography technology for five months (November 2014 to April 2015).

Keywords: chloroform, bromoform, bromo dichloromethane, dibromoethane dichloromethane.