Abstract: 5510 A. Introduction

1. General Discussion

Aquatic humic substances (AHS) are heterogeneous, yellow to black, organic materials that include most of the naturally occurring dissolved organic matter in water. Aquatic humic substances have been shown to produce trihalomethanes (THMs) on chlorination and to affect the transport and fate of other organic and inorganic species through partition, adsorption, catalytic reactions, and photolytic reactions.