Impact of galvanic corrosion on lead release from aged lead service lines

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5049-5060

  Wang, Yin ^a   Jing, He ^a   Mehta, Vrajesh ^a   Welter, Gregory J ^b   Giammar, Daniel E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Galvanic corrosion; Lead; Partial lead service line replacement

Indexed keywords

BRASS; COPPER CORROSION; LEAD; PIPELINE CORROSION; POTABLE WATER;

COPPER TUBING; COUPLED SYSTEMS; GALVANIC COUPLES; LEAD CONCENTRATION; METAL COUPLINGS; RE-CIRCULATION FLOW; SERVICE LINE; STAGNATION PERIODS;

GALVANIC CORROSION;

COPPER; LEAD; PLASTIC; TAP WATER;

AGING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CORROSION; DISSOLVED LOAD; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW PATTERN; LEAD; MAINTENANCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PIPE; PLASTIC; REPLACEMENT; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865991465     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.046     Document Type: Article

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