Modified Larsons Ratio incorporating temperature, water age, and electroneutrality effects on red water release

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1514-1520

  Imran, Syed A ^a,b   Dietz, J D ^c   Mutoti, G ^d   Taylor, J S ^c   Randall, A A ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Univ of Central Florida ^*  (United States)

^c University of Central Florida   (United States)

^d Timmons Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Cast iron; Color; Corrosion; Potable water; Water distribution; Water quality; Water temperature; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

CORROSION INDICES; ELECTRONEUTRALITY EFFECTS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LARSONS RATIO; WATER TEMPERATURE;

WATER TREATMENT;

CORROSION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 27644456170     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:11(1514)     Document Type: Article

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