Impact of treatment on Pb release from full and partially replaced harvested Lead Service Lines (LSLs)

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 661-671

  Cartier, Clément ^a   Doré, Evelyne ^b   Laroche, Laurent ^c   Nour, Shokoufeh ^b   Edwards, Marc ^d   Prévost, Michèle ^b  

^a Claro Environmental Technologies and Equipment   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

^c Charles J DesBaillets Laboratory ^*  (Canada)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Corrosion control; Drinking water; Flow rate; Lead; Partial lead service line replacement; Particulate lead; Service line

Indexed keywords

COPPER CORROSION; CORROSION; FLOW RATE; GALVANIC CORROSION; LEAD; POTABLE WATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CORROSION CONTROL; HIGH-FLOW RATE; LEAD CONCENTRATION; LEAD RELEASE; PARTIAL REPLACEMENT; SERVICE LINE; SHORT DURATIONS; SULFATE TREATMENT;

PIPELINE CORROSION;

COPPER; LEAD; LEAD RELEASE; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CORROSION; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOSPHATE; PIPE; STABILIZATION; STAGNATION FLOW; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOW RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84871517919     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.033     Document Type: Article

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