Dezincification of brass water meters in a long-term study: effects of anions, alkalinity, and residual chlorine
Shu-Ju Chao, Ming‐Han Tsai, Rui-Pei Yu, Lap-Cuong Hua, Chi‐Chang Hu, Chihpin Huang
Abstract
Brass water meters suffer the most severe dezincification under mixed water conditions of high anion concentrations and residual chlorine with low alkalinity after a 376 days long-term pipeline experiment.
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AlkalinityBrassChlorineResidualEnvironmental scienceTerm (time)Environmental chemistryChemistryMetallurgyMaterials scienceCopperMathematicsPhysicsOrganic chemistryAlgorithmQuantum mechanicsWater Treatment and DisinfectionWastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterials