摘要
This study compares the effects of ozonation (0.4-3.0 mg Ob>3b>/mg DOC) and TiOb>2b>-catalyzed ozonation 鈥?TiOb>2b>-Ob>3b> (0.4-3.0 mg Ob>3b>/mg DOC; 1.0 mg TiOb>2b>/L) at pH 6 on the content and structure of natural organic matter (NOM) and trihalometane (THM) and haloacetonitrile (HAN) precursors in groundwater. The investigated groundwater from Northern Serbia is rich in NOM (9.85 mg/L DOC) which is mostly of hydrophobic character (65%fulvic acid and 14%humic acid fraction). It was found that the TiOb>2b>-catalyzed process, by favoring the radical mechanism of NOM oxidation, resulted in a more effective reduction in the content of total NOM (up to 18%DOC) compared to ozonation alone (up to 6%DOC). The use of TiOb>2b> also resulted in an improvement of ozonation in terms of THM precursor content removal (up to 80%). On the other hand, the application of both oxidation treatments resulted in an increase in the HANFP compared to the raw water. NOM oxidation during ozonation and TiOb>2b>-Ob>3b> caused changes in their structure in the direction of an increased proportion of the hydrophilic fraction (up to 70%), which has the most reactive THM and HAN precursors, as well as the fraction with the highest content of their brominated species.