Challenges in addressing variability of lead in domestic plumbing

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 793-799

  Schock, Michael R ^a   Lemieux, France G ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrosion control; Lead in drinking water; Stagnation; Water sampling

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CORROSION PREVENTION; DECISION MAKING; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; LEACHING; POTABLE WATER; WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CORROSION CONTROL; DOMESTIC PLUMBING; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; STAGNATION; WATER SAMPLING;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

DRINKING WATER; LEAD;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LEAD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; VOLUME;

CORROSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEACHING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITORING; REVIEW; SAMPLE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79951760218     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2010.173     Document Type: Review

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