... and plastics, as well as in the synthesis of other organic compounds. VOCs also are used in the dry cleaning of clothing, in refrigeration units, and in the degreasing of equipment and home ... and as an intermediate product in organic synthesis. Also, chloroform and other THMs are by-products of the chlorination of drinking waters and wastewaters, and the disinfection of domestic ... under-standing the quality of drinking-water supplies including the monitoring of river intakes and production wells of large CWSs, as well as the continued sampling of domestic wells. In addi-tion,...