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Foam Swabs for Water Main Cleaning
Author(s) -
Jenkins Clive A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1968.tb03622.x
Subject(s) - polyurethane , mains electricity , waste management , environmental science , engineering , composite material , materials science , electrical engineering , voltage
This article briefly outlines the traditional approach for keeping water mains clean, followed with an account of the Water Research Association of the United Kingdom (WRA) experience with foam swabs. The article lists the requirements for foam swabs, and it was discovered that polyurethane foam met all the conditions.