Forensic estimates of lead release from lead service lines during the Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 356-361

  Olson, Terese M ^a   Wax, Madeleine ^a   Yonts, James ^a,c   Heidecorn, Keith ^a,d   Haig, Sarah Jane ^a   Yeoman, David ^b,e   Hayes, Zachary ^b   Raskin, Lutgarde ^a   Ellis, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^c TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^d ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Genesee Metropolitan Planning Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CORROSION; FORENSIC ENGINEERING; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PIPELINE CORROSION; POTABLE WATER;

CORROSIVE CONDITIONS; LEAD RELEASE; LITERATURE SURVEY; PIPE SCALE; SCALE COMPOSITION; SELECTIVE DISSOLUTION; SERVICE LINE; WATER CRISIS;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85032616249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00226     Document Type: Article

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