Relation of trihalomethane-formation potential to water-quality and physical characteristics of small water-supply lakes, eastern Kansas
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Abstract
The formation of carcinogenic trihalomethanes during the treatment of public surface water supplies has become a potentially serious problem. The U. S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment , investigated the potential for trihalomethane formation in water from 15 small, public water supply lakes in eastern Kansas from April 1984 through April 1986 in order to define the principal factors that affect or control the potential for trihalomethane formation during the water treatment process. Relations of mean concentrations of trihalomethane-formation potential to selected water quality and lake and watershed physical characteristics were investigated using correlation and regression analysis. Statistically significant, direct relations were developed between trihalomethanes produced in unfiltered and filtered lake water and mean concentrations of total and dissolved organic carbon. Correlation coefficients for these relations ranged from 0.86 to 0.93. Mean values of maximum depth of lake were shown to have statistically significant inverse relations to mean concentrations of trihalomethane-formation potential and total and dissolved organic carbon. Correlation coefficients for these relations ranged from -0.76 to -0.81.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Relation of trihalomethane-formation potential to water-quality and physical characteristics of small water-supply lakes, eastern Kansas |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 88-4161 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri884161 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 46 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
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