Rapid disinfection byproduct formation from microplastics-derived dissolved organic matter during short-term chlorination: Polymer-dependent pathways.
Microplastics-derived dissolved organic matter (MPs-DOM) has emerged as a potential precursor of disinfection byproducts (DBPs), yet its behavior under realistic short-term chlorination remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated the formation patterns of both conventional and unknown DBPs from polystyrene (PS) an...