 
Project 4138
                    
          Chemical Permeation/Desorption in New and Chlorine-Aged Polyethylene Pipes
$200,000
      
                Principal Investigator
                                            Andrea Dietrich
                          Research Principal
                                            Jian Zhang, PhD,  PE
                          Contractor
              Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
          Abstract
Describes the fundamental processes that control new and aged polyethylene pipe and contaminant interactions by applying engineering and surface and bulk chemistry characterization techniques to evaluate pipe integrity and performance. Published in 2010.
