Nitrification in premise plumbing: Role of phosphate, pH and pipe corrosion

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4280-4284

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Griffin, Allian ^a   Edwards, Marc ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(O-SEC.-BUTYLDITHIOCARBONATIO-S ,S') COPPER; LEAD CORROSION; PIPE CORROSION;

AMMONIA; COPPER; LEAD; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CORROSION; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PH; PHOSPHATE; PIPE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORROSION; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; PH; WATER QUALITY;

CORROSION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; NITRITES; PHOSPHATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 45549105139     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702483d     Document Type: Article

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