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Record W2189171634 · doi:10.30955/gnj.000518

An investigation on parameters for modeling THMs formation

2013· article· en· W2189171634 on OpenAlexaffabout
Shakhawat Chowdhury

Bibliographic record

VenueGlobal NEST Journal · 2013
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEnvironmental Science
TopicWater Treatment and Disinfection
Canadian institutionsQueen's University
Fundersnot available
KeywordsDissolved organic carbonChlorineTotal organic carbonNatural organic matterEnvironmental chemistryChemistryOrganic matterAbsorption (acoustics)Carbon fibersEnvironmental scienceTrihalomethaneOrganic chemistry

Abstract

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Reactions between natural organic matter (NOM) and chlorine during disinfecting drinking water form trihalomethanes (THMs) and other chlorinated by products (CBPs), some of which are possible carcinogen to human health. A number of models have been developed to predict THMs formation since the discovery of THMs in drinking waters. A fraction of these models used a total of 22 different parameters while individual models used 3 to 8 parameters. Some existing models incorporated more than one parameter from total organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and UV absorption capacity at 254 nm (UV254), while all of these three characterize NOM in water; thus, there exist a possibility of illconditioned coefficient estimation. This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on different parameters from four water supply systems in Newfoundland, Canada. Strong correlations were found among total organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and UV absorption capacity at 254 nm (UV254). This study along with the past studies identified pH, temperature and reaction time as significant for THMs formation; however, some existing models ignored these parameters. Although these models have good performance in predicting THMs formation in respective environmental conditions, some models might suffer weakness from mathematical point of view; thus needs to be carefully applied. This study recommends using one parameter from TOC, DOC and UV254 and chlorine dose, pH, temperature and reaction time for future modeling.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.004
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.030
Threshold uncertainty score0.060

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.004
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.001
Bibliometrics0.0000.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0010.000
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.029
GPT teacher head0.241
Teacher spread0.212 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

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Published2013
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