Raphidophytes are flagellate unicellular algae that causes algal blooms in drinking water sources. In Japan, it was recently reported that the concentration of trichloroacetic acid (TCAA), a major chlorinated disinfection byproduct (DBP), increased dramatically in drinking water when the source water contained raphidophytes. Additionally, raphidophytes produced haloacetic acid (HAA) precursors, especially TCAA precursors, in high concentrations. However, their properties are still unknown, and thus, well-designed countermeasures against DBP formation have not yet been established. Therefore, in this study, the HAA precursors originated from raphidophytes in natural water collected from the algal blooms in Muro Dam (Nara Prefecture, Japan) and Gonyostomum semen (G. semen), a raphidophyte species, cultivated in the laboratory, were characterized to provide the information for establishing suitable treatment strategies. Using several high-performance liquid chromatography columns, solid-phase extraction cartridges, and ultrafiltration devices, and the spectral profiles, we discovered that the HAA precursors are highly hydrophilic and high-molecular-weight compounds with acidic and phenolic functional groups. Further characterization of the high-molecular-weight fraction (> 3 kDa) from the G. semen culture showed that the HAA precursors had a molecular weight of ~10-60 kDa, and that they were not protein molecules despite containing a large amount of nitrogen atoms. Furthermore, the TCAAFP of the fraction (310 ± 25 μg/mg C) were as high as phenol, known as a reactive TCAA model precursor. The presence of unique and unreported DBP precursors was confirmed.
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