A new method to assess the influence of migration from polymeric materials on the biostability of drinking water

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 4246-4260

  Bucheli Witschel, Margarete ^a,d   Kötzsch, Stefan ^a   Darr, Stephan ^a,e   Widler, Roland ^c   Egli, Thomas ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Geberit International AG   (Switzerland)

^d Schweizerischer Verein des Gas und Wasserfaches SVGW   (Switzerland)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

AOC; Biostability; Drinking water; Elastomers; Migration; Polymeric pipe materials; TOC

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; ELASTOMERS; LEACHING; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYMERS; TESTING;

ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BIOSTABILITY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; MIGRATION; ORGANIC CARBON COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIC PIPES; SANITARY INSTALLATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; POLYMER;

BIOFILM; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PIPE; POLYMER; REGOLITH; REGROWTH; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SANITATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EUROPE;

EID: 84862756268     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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