AWWA WQTC69231

In the course of constructing new sanitation facilities for a remote Alaskan community,problems were noted with the Inmatchuk River water source that indicated the potential of formingdisinfection byproducts (DBPs). In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that theriver was also a significant salmon spawning river in the area. Based on this, work wasundertaken to determine the impact of the returning salmon on the organic content of the water,and to determine if this source of organic material was impacting the DBP problem. Results of thisstudy showed that the impact of the returning salmon caused the organic content of the water to more thandouble. In addition, the products from the decay of the fish had asignificant impact on DBP formation, particularly haloacetic acids. The study results indicatethat, for this organic source, protein levels in the water provided a better correlation to DBPformation than either DOC or SUVA. Results also show that the products from salmon decayreduce SUVA while increasing DBP formation potential. Includes 20 references, tables, figures.

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Vol. - No.

Published:

11/01/2008

Number of Pages:

17

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