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. 2018 Feb 28;26(8):7305–7314. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-1419-2

Table 1.

Summary of selected compounds along with their class, compound name, and abbreviation

Compound class Compound name Abbreviation
Trihalomethanes (THMs) Tribromomethane (bromoform) TBM
Trichloromethane (chloroform) TCM
Bromodichloromethane BDCM
Dibromochloromethane DBCM
Haloacetonitriles (HANs) Bromochloroacetonitrile BCAN
Dibromoacetonitrile DBAN
Dichloroacetonitrile DCAN
Trichloroacetonitrile TCAN
Haloketones (HKs) 1,1-Dichloro-2-propanone DCP
1,1,1-Trichloro-2-propanone TCP
Halonitromethanes (HNMs) Trichloronitromethane (chloropicrin) TCNM
Haloacetic acids (HAAs) Monochloroacetic acid MCAA
Monobromoacetic acid MBAA
Dichloroacetic acid DCAA
Dibromoacetic acid DBAA
Trichloroacetic acid TCAA
Bromochloroacetic acid BCAA
Bromodichloroacetic acid BDCAA
Chlorodibromoacetic acid CDBAA
Tribromoacetic acid TBAA