Interaction of corrosive water with distribution pipelines and home plumbing systems can cause health-related, aesthetic, or economic problems. The authors of this overview define corrosion and describe common forms of internal corrosion, the basic corrosion reaction, and corrosion of iron pipe, galvanized pipe, copper pipe, lead pipe, and structures within the water treatment plant. Also considered are methods of monitoring corrosion including water quality indexes, customer complaints, and pipe and coupon testing programs including visual observation, micrographs, weight loss, pitting potential, scale and analysis, and corrosion probes. Includes 12 references, tables, figure.
| Edition : | Vol. 75 - No. 2 |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 02/01/1983 |
