1980年12月17日，总统环境质量委员会发布了题为“饮用水与癌症”的报告，该报告提供了证据，支持几种癌症与氯化水之间的关联。作为回应，对马萨诸塞州皮茨菲尔德的氯化水系统进行了研究。本文介绍了由此产生的水处理方案，包括絮凝、溶解气浮、双介质过滤、颗粒炭吸附和消毒。讨论了该方案的技术经济可行性。包括16个参考文献、表格和图表。

The report "Drinking Water and Cancer," released on December 17, 1980, by the President's Council on Environmental Quality, presented evidence to support an association between several types of cancer and chlorinated water. In response, a study of the chlorinated water system in Pittsfield, Massachusetts was undertaken. This paper describes the resultant water treatment proposal which includes flocculation, dissolved air flotation, dual media filtration, granular carbon adsorption, and disinfection. The technical and economical feasibility of the scheme is discussed. Includes 16 references, tables, figures.