The occurrence of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) is related both to drinking water treatment (DWT) processes and to raw water’s characteristics. Emerging pollutants typically occur in low concentrations and are not removed by conventional DWT processes. Emerging DBPs appear within the DWT or in the distribution system due to the combination of disinfection agents (especially chlorine) with precursors as: natural organic matter (NOM), algal organic matter (AOM), anthropogenic contaminants (pesticides, pharmaceuticals, detergents etc.), brominated and iodinated compounds.

This study has as main goal a consistent analysis of the major problems caused by emerging DBPs to drinking water supplies. It presents a comprehensive review of the research efforts related to emerging DBPs considering three viewpoints: 1. an overview of their classification, legislative framework, methods of analysis, disinfection operational conditions and removal processes; 2. their occurrence, fate, health effects and impacts; 3. the analysis of the advanced DWT processes that might be used for the removal and control of precursors and DBPs, with a focus on pilot and full-scale installations. All presented case studies considered pollutants removed, process conditions and efficiencies, and a critical assessment of processes based on membranes, advanced oxidation and adsorption on activated carbon or other materials. The main challenges of the control and removal of emerging DBPs are their low concentrations and the technical and economic sustainability of their application at full-scale, which need to be carefully adapted to local boundary conditions.

消毒副产物（DBP）的发生与饮用水处理（DWT）过程以及原水的特性有关。新兴污染物通常以低浓度存在，并且不能通过常规DWT工艺去除。由于消毒剂（特别是氯）与以下前体的结合，使得新兴的DBP出现在DWT或分配系统中：天然有机物（NOM），藻类有机物（AOM），人为污染物（农药，农药，洗涤剂等）。 ），溴化和碘化的化合物。

这项研究的主要目标是对新兴的DBP给饮用水供应造成的主要问题进行一致的分析。它从以下三个角度对与新兴DBP相关的研究工作进行了全面回顾：1.对其分类，立法框架，分析方法，消毒操作条件和去除过程的概述；2.它们的发生，命运，健康影响和影响；3.分析可用于清除和控制前体和DBP的高级DWT流程，重点是中试和大规模安装。所有提出的案例研究均考虑了污染物的去除，工艺条件和效率，以及基于膜，高级氧化和在活性炭或其他材料上的吸附的关键工艺评估。