Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-9-19-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-9-19-2016
Research article
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18 May 2016
Research article |  | 18 May 2016

Estimating fast and slow reacting components in surface water and groundwater using a two-reactant model

Priyanka Jamwal, M. N. Naveen, and Yusuf Javeed

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For centuries free chlorine has been effectively used as a disinfectant to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases. Studies have found that a minimum of 0.2 mg L−1 of chlorine should be maintained within the distribution system so as to prevent any risk to human health. However, maintaining 0.2 mg L−1 of free chlorine within the distribution system is a challenging task. Addition of high-dose chlorine lends the water an odour and leads to other health-related problems to upstream consumers.