Using aeration for corrosion control: Under the right initial water quality conditions, aeration proves a suitable alternative for reducing lead and copper corrosion

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 74-88

  Lytle, Darren A ^a,b,c   Schock, Michael R ^d   Clement, Jonathan A ^e   Spencer, Catherine M ^f  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

^f Wright Pierce Engineers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CORROSION PREVENTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PH; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON (DIC);

WATER AERATION;

EID: 0032027148     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1998.tb08400.x     Document Type: Review

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