Wet-pipe fire sprinklers anil water quality

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 78-90

  Duranceau, Steven J ^a,b   Poole, Jack ^a   Foster, Jacquline V ^a  

^a Boyle Engineering Corp   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; HYDRANTS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

HYDRANT-FLOW TESTS; WET-PIPE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (FIRE FIGHTING);

EID: 0032660295     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1999.tb08667.x     Document Type: Article

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