Modeling Nicotine-Induced Chlorine Loss in Drinking Water Using Updated EPANET-MSX.

ABSTRACT: Multispecies water quality modeling is critical for simulating complex chemical reactions in drinking water distribution systems. An updated EPANET 2.2-compatible version of EPANET multi-species eXtension (EPANET-MSX) was used, which included dispersion and improved mass balance reporting, to simulate an experimental study. The use of EPANET-MSX was supplemented by an automated Python script to process experimental data, handle model execution, and analyze results. Nicotine-associated chlorine loss in drinking water-initially investigated from a drinking water security perspective-modeled with EPANET-MSX was compared with bottle test and test injection data. Two reaction models were tested (with and without a reactive intermediate), and the model that included a reactive intermediate nicot

SUBMITTER: Burkhardt JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953799 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature