The quality of drinking water treated by chlorination and distributed to consumers at Mostaganem region (western Algeria)-Algeria

Abstract

Chlorine is commonly used for the disinfection of drinking water in Algeria. During chlorination, chlorine reacts with organics matter in water to form the chlorination by-products including trihalomethanes. The high concentration autorised in drinking water is 100µg/l. These are carcinogenic compounds for humans. This problem leads us to undertake a study about hyperchloration and trihalomethanes analysis in drinking water, especially in Mostaganem region. For this, 18 samples of tap water are collected and analyzed using headspace solid-phase microextraction...