A red water occurrence in drinking water distribution systems caused by changes in water source in Beijing, China: Mechanism analysis and control measures

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 417-426

  Zhang, Xiaojian ^a   Mi, Zilong ^a   Wang, Yang ^a,b   Liu, Shuming ^a   Niu, Zhangbin ^a,c   Lu, Pinpin ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Gu, Junnong ^d   Chen, Chao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing General Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute   (China)

^c Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development   (China)

^d Beijing Water Works Group   (China)

Author keywords

drinking water distribution system; iron release; phosphate; red water control; sulphate; water quality stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899730899     PISSN: 20952201     EISSN: 2095221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-013-0558-4     Document Type: Article

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