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Collaborative Research: Drinking Water Safety: Occurrence, Formation, and Genotoxicity of — NSF Award to University of Kentucky Re

Most people in the USA consume disinfected drinking water. While disinfection is vitally important to prevent waterborne disease, disinfection by-products (DBPs) form as an unintended consequence. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently regulates 11 DBPs in drinking water. In 2022, a new class of DBP called

Award titleCollaborative Research: Drinking Water Safety: Occurrence, Formation, and Genotoxicity of
Award ID2428600
AwardeeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
CityLEXINGTON
StateKY
Amount obligated$166,936
Principal investigatorOlga Tsyusko
ProgramEnvE-Environmental Engineering
Start date10/01/2024
AbstractMost people in the USA consume disinfected drinking water. While disinfection is vitally important to prevent waterborne disease, disinfection by-products (DBPs) form as an unintended consequence. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently regulates 11 DBPs in drinking water. In 2022, a new class of DBP called halocyclopentadienes (HCPDs) was discovered in chlorinated and chloraminated drinking water from three U.S. cities. These DBPs were found to be very toxic and likely to accumulate
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