Optimisation of plumbosolvency control using a computational model

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 256-264

  Hayes, C R ^a   Bates, A J ^b   Jones, L ^c   Cuthill, A D ^d   Van der Leer, D ^a   Weatherill, N P ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol Water Plc   (United Kingdom)

^c South West Water Services Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Cambridge Water Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational modelling; Control; Drinking water; Lead; Optimisation; Plumbosolvency; Standards

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROL; LEAD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER PIPELINES;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; LEAD EMISSION; PLUMBOSOLVENCY CONTROL;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; LEAD; PHOSPHATE;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROL; LEAD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; POTABLE WATER; SAMPLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER PIPELINES;

ALKALINITY; DRINKING WATER; EMISSION CONTROL; LEAD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248370098     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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