1,3,5-Trimethoxybenzene (TMB) as a new quencher for preserving redox-labile disinfection byproducts and for quantifying free chlorine and free bromine

• DOI: 10.1039/c8ew00062j
• Publication Date: 2018-05-21T08:44:25Z
• Authors: Stephanie S. Lau; Ryan P. Dias; Kayla R. Martin-C...; Nicholas A. Race; Marella H. Schammel; Keith P. Reber; A. Lynn Roberts; John D. Sivey
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 6. Clean water; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

1,3,5-Trimethoxybenzene can be used to quench residual chlorine and bromine without altering disinfection byproducts that are reactive toward traditional quenchers.