There is surprisingly little work that directly examines the role of disinfectant type on
aspects of iron corrosion. This study directly compared iron weight loss and iron release
in a synthesized water with no disinfectant, chlorine and chloramine. Free chlorine had
clear advantages relative to monochloramine. Additional testing revealed that the
presence of organic matter was deleterious to iron corrosion and hardness ions (Ca<sup>+2</sup> and
Mg<sup>+2</sup>) reduced the ability of silica to cause red water. Additional study is underway to
explicitly investigate the role of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) in iron corrosion, and the
role of disinfection in preventing or exacerbating SRB attack. Includes 34 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.1 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 06/17/2005 |
