高锰酸盐除了满足铁和锰氧化以及破坏引起味道和气味的物质的常规预处理要求外，还可能氧化水中的腐殖酸和其他有机污染物，这些污染物是三卤甲烷的前体。包括8个参考文献、图表和表格。

Besides satisfying conventional pretreatment requirements for oxidation of iron and manganese and destruction of taste- and odorcausing substances, permanganate has the potential to oxidize humic and other organic contaminants in water that serve as precursors of trihalomethanes. Includes 8 references, graphs, tables.