BROMATE ION FORMATION - A CRITICAL-REVIEW

As utilities consider changing their primary disinfection practices fr om free chlorine to ozone in order to minimize the formation of chlori nated disinfection by-products (DBPs), the potential for producing ozo nation DBPS such as bromate ion must be addressed. Important research findings of bromate ion formation studies over the past five years, wh ich have resulted in substantial understanding of ozone-bromide ion in teractions, are summarized. Areas of incomplete information are identi fied, and a complete list of references is provided.