Trihalomethane formation potential of organic fractions in secondary effluent

Organic matter is known to be the precursor of numerous chlorination by-products. Organic matter in the secondary effluent from the Wenchang Wastewater Treatment Plant(Harbin. China)was physically separated into the following fractions: particulate organic carbon(1. 2-0. 45un), colloidal organic carbon(0. 45-0. 1um), fine colloidal organic carbon(0. 1-0. 025um), and dissolved organic carbon(DOC)(<0. 025um). Moreover, <0. 45 um fraction was chemically separated into hydrophobic acid(HPO-A), hydrophobic neutral(HPO-N), transphilic acid(TPI-A), transphilic neutral(TPI-N), and hydrophilic fraction(HPI). The chlorine reactivity of these organic fractions obtained from both size and XAD fractionations were evaluated. The structural and chemical compositions of the HPO-A. HPO-N. TPI-A. and TPI-N isolates were characterized using elemental analysis(C, H, 0, and N), Fourier trailsform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H-NMR). Results showed that Doe was dominant in terms of total concentration and trihalomethane formation potential(THMFP). and there was no statistical difference in both specific THMFP(STHMFP)and specific ultraviolet light absorbance among the 0. 45, 0. 1, and 0. 025 um filtrates. HPO-A had the highest STHMFP compared to other chemical fractions. HPO-A, HPO-N, TPI-A, and TPI-N contained 3. 02%-3. 52%of nitrogen. The molar Ratio of H/C increased in the order of HPO. A