Assessing the impact of corrosion control measures on tap drinking water of the Greater Vancouver Regional District

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 948-956

  Knox, Gillian ^a,b   Mavinic, Don ^a   Atwater, Jim ^a   MacQuarrie, Doug ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Associated Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

^c Greater Vancouver Regional District   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Corrosion control; GVRD drinking water; Lead; pH adjustment; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COPPER; CORROSION; LEAD; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

CORROSION CONTROL; GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT (GVRD) DRINKING WATER; PH ADJUSTMENT; SODA ASH;

POTABLE WATER;

CORROSION CONTROL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 29144496915     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l05-043     Document Type: Article

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