Investigating iron release in distribution systems with blend variations of source waters and phosphate inhibitors

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 211-220

  Alshehri, Abdulrahman A ^a   Duranceau, Steven J ^a   Taylor, James S ^a   Stone, Erica D ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Distribution systems; Iron; Modeling; Phosphate; Source blending

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954211004     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.675     Document Type: Article

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