Water chemistry effects on dissolution rates of lead corrosion products
By: prepared by Daniel E. Glammar, Katherine S. Nelson, James D. Noel, and Yanjio Xie, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 ;  sponsored by Water Research Foundation
Contributors: Water Research Foundation
Publisher: Water Research Foundation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Denver, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781605730875
Subjects: Water-pipes; Corrosion; Lead Pipe; Drinking water; Lead content; Water chemistry
Notes: "Subject area: infrastructure"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135).
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Review of lead carbonate, phosphate, and oxide dissolution rates and solubility; title: 3. Dissolution rates of lead corrosion products; title: 4. Release of lead from pipe scales; title: 5. Summary and conclusions; title: 6. Recommendations to utilities; title: Appendix A. Review of lead carbonate, phosphate, and oxide dissolution rates; title: Appendix B. Equilibrium constants and reactions; title: Appendix C. Relationship among alkalinity, pH, and dissolved inorganic carbon; title: Appendix D. Tracer study of continuous-flow stirred reactor; title: Appendix E. Calculating equilibrium lead concentrations for for hydrocerussite experiments; title: Appendix F. Order of conducting experiments with lead pipes; title: Appendix G. Results of experiments with lead service lines; title: References.