The effect of iron corrosion in cast iron pipes on the microbiological quality of drinking water: a laboratory and field investigation
Iron pipelines are commonly used in old drinking water distribution systems, adding rust to pipe-borne water. Chlorine added to water for disinfection could react with iron that leaches from these iron pipelines, thereby reducing available free chlorine for disinfection. The consumption of dissolved...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2017-06-01
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Series: | Ceylon Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://cjs.sljol.info/articles/7434 |