SafeCREW has just released its second Policy Brief. Our second policy brief summarizes the SafeCREW outcomes on disinfection and disinfection by-products. It recommends precautionary attention on emerging DBPs and new treatment and risk assessment approaches to guide drinking water management amid climate change.
SafeCREW outcomes
- Novel DBP are identified that deserve precautionary attention
- Haloacetonitriles form quickly, are unstable and may pose health risk
- Effect-based assays reveal potential toxicities from DBP and materials
- Optimized treatment reduces DBP formation
- Improved online monitoring enables early warning of elevated DBP levels
- Modelling of DBP formation enables proactive management
- AI-based soft sensors will form foundation for advanced early warning systems
- A new risk assessment approach combines chemical, microbial and toxicity data
If you want to dive deeper into the background of the outcomes feel free to explore the SafeCREW Resources section.