Project 77

Deterioration of Water Quality in Distribution Systems

$156,000
Completed
Principal Investigator
Hugh Hanson
Project Manager
Martin J Allen
Contractor
ARCADIS
Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs)
Corrosion
Distribution System Management
Microbes & Pathogens
Water Quality

Abstract

Describes reasons for and extent of water quality deterioration in water distribution systems with different sources and qualities of water. Suggests ways to minimize adverse quality changes, based on examination of corrosion rates and by-products, heavy metals, dissolved gases, and microbiological parameters. Published in 1987.