Halide concentrations affect the quality of drinking water in downstream drinking water treatment plants by shifting the profile of disinfection by-product (DBPs) formation towards more toxic brominated and iodinated compounds. By studying the formation of DBPs in impacted drinking water systems, Dr. Parker seeks to understand how the halide concentrations of water sources alters drinking water quality.
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Szczuka A., Parker KM, Harvey C, Hayes E, Vengosh A., Mitch WA. Regulated and unregulated halogenated disinfection byproduct formation from chlorination of saline groundwater. Water Research, 2017, 122, 633-644. (Full text).
Parker KM, Zeng T, Harkness J, Vengosh A, Mitch WA. Enhanced Formation of Disinfection Byproducts in Shale Gas Wastewater-Impacted Drinking Water Supplies. Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48 (19), 11161-11169. (Full text)
- News Feature: ACS Chemical & Engineering News, Sept. 23, 2014 (link)
- News Feature: NPR StateImpact, Sept. 26, 2014 (link)
- News Feature: Le Show National Radio Program, Sept. 28, 2014 (link, at 15:44 min)
- Research Highlight: Environmental Science Water Research & Technology, June 18, 2015 (link)
Harkness JS, Dwyer GS, Warner NR, Parker KM, Mitch WA, Vengosh A. Iodide, bromide, and ammonium in hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas wastewaters: Environmental implications. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (3), 1955-1963. (Full text)
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