Abstract
Reclaimed water is usually stored in rivers or lakes before subsequent use. In storage ecosystems, the natural process of solar light irradiation plays a key role in water quality, altering disinfection byproduct formation potential in later use. This study investigated changes in haloacetamide formation potential (HAcAm FP) during subsequent chloramination when reclaimed water was exposed to solar light irradiation. Significant decreases in HAcAm FP were observed for the solar light irradiated reclaimed water, with reductions of 27%–69% for different haloacetamides. Moreover, transformation of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) to inorganic nitrogen occurred during irradiation. The application of 15N- labeled monochloramine indicated that the nitrogen source of the decreased HAcAms mainly originated from DON, rather than chloramine. Chloramination of the model compound l-asparagine after irradiation demonstrated that the decreased HAcAms could be attributed to the decrease in DON. After solar light irradiation, the brominated HAcAm FP in the presence of bromide was also reduced, while the bromine incorporation factor remained steady. Overall, this study revealed the contribution of natural processes in controlling HAcAm FP during subsequent chloramination, suggesting solar light irradiation is important to water purification during reclaimed water storage.
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