Using a GIS and GIS-assisted water quality model to analyze the deterministic factors for lead and copper corrosion in drinking water distribution systems

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 140, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Z Michael ^a   Devine, Hugh A ^b   Zhang, Weidong ^a   Waldroup, Kenneth ^c  

^a Vice President Residuals Group Practice Leader   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dept of Public Utilities of the City of Raleigh ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Corrosion; Lead; Regulatory compliance; Water chemistry; Water distribution

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER CORROSION; CORROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEAD; PLUMBING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITIES; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER QUALITY MODELING; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

LEACHING;

COMPLIANCE; COPPER; CORROSION; DRINKING WATER; GEOSTATISTICS; LEACHING; LEAD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906272580     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000816     Document Type: Article

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