Evidence that monochloramine disinfectant could lead to elevated Pb levels in drinking water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3384-3387

  Switzer, Jay A ^a   Rajasekharan, Vishnu V ^a   Boonsalee, Sansanee ^a   Kulp, Elizabeth A ^a   Bohannan, Eric W ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROCARBONS; LEAD; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS; CONVERSION COATING; HALOGENATED ORGANIC BYPRODUCTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; LEAD; LEAD OXIDE; MONOCHLORAMINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDIZING AGENT;

AMINES; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROCARBONS; LEAD; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DISINFECTION; LEAD; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FILM; OXIDATION; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHLORAMINES; DISINFECTANTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; LEAD; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDES; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33646722475     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052411r     Document Type: Article

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