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Discussion: Prediction of Organic Chemical Permeation Through PVC Pipe—A Water Supplier's Perspective
Author(s) -
Crum Donald E.,
Carns Keith E.
Publication year - 1985
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.1551-8833.1985.tb05644.x
Subject(s) - permeation , bay , water pipe , pollutant , environmental science , perspective (graphical) , environmental engineering , petroleum engineering , materials science , chemistry , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , membrane , civil engineering , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence , biochemistry , inlet
In this discussion of Alan R. Berens' article on “Prediction of Organic Permeation Through PVC Pipe” (Journal AWWA, November 1985), Crum and Carns state that field experience at East Bay Municipal Utility District confirms Berens' conclusion that PVC pipe is an effective barrier against chemical pollutants, but they point out that more work is needed to verify this conclusion by using actual PVC pipe sections and gasket materials exposed to organic chemicals with activities in the range of 0.25 to 1.0 where Fickian transport assumptions no longer apply.