Sensory aspects and water quality impacts of chlorinated and chloraminated drinking water in contact with HDPE and cPVC pipe

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 757-764

  Heim, Timothy H ^a   Dietrich, Andrea M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine; cPVC; Drinking water; HDPE; Monochloramine; Odor; Utility quick test

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; ODORS; PLASTIC PIPE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER QUALITY; MONOCHLORAMINE; UTILITY QUICK TEST;

POTABLE WATER;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; MONOCHLORAMINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLORINE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; ODORS; PLASTIC PIPE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DRINKING WATER; LEACHING; ODOR; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PIPE; PLASTIC; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; LEACHING; ODOR CONTROL; PIPELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33846505606     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.11.028     Document Type: Article

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