Seasonal Variations in Lead Release to Potable Water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 5269-5277

  Masters, Sheldon ^a   Welter, Gregory J ^b   Edwards, Marc ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; LEAD OXIDE; SOLUBILITY;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; LEAD ORTHOPHOSPHATE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; OXIDE DISSOLUTION; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES;

POTABLE WATER;

CERRUSITE; CHLORINE; CHLOROPYROMORPHITE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; HYDROCERUSSITE; LEAD OXIDE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LEAD;

COPPER; DISSOLUTION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUBILITY; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WINTER; SEASON; WASHINGTON;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

DRINKING WATER; LEAD; SEASONS; SOLUBILITY; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84969796324     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05060     Document Type: Article

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