Lead release from premise plumbing: A profile of sample collection and pilot studies from a small system

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 741-750

  Gagnon, Graham A ^a   Doubrough, Joelle D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrosion control; Lead; Orthophosphate; Polyphosphate; Premise plumbing

Indexed keywords

CORROSION CONTROL; LEAD RELEASE; MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS; OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PARALLEL PROGRAM; PH ADJUSTMENT; PH RANGE; PH STABILITY; PH VALUE; PILOT SCALE; PILOT STUDIES; PILOT-SCALE STUDY; POLYPHOSPHATES; PREMISE PLUMBING; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SMALL SYSTEMS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; STUDY SITES; WATER QUALITY FACTOR; WATER SAMPLES;

ALKALINITY; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; CORROSION PREVENTION; PH EFFECTS; PLUMBING; PUBLIC WORKS; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CORROSION INHIBITORS;

ALKALINITY; CORROSION CONTROL; HYDROXIDE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INHIBITOR; LEAD; OPTIMIZATION; PH; PHOSPHATE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA;

EID: 79960952559     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: 12086029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L11-044     Document Type: Article

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