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Smoke and Water Don't Mix
Author(s) -
Macler Bruce,
Heaney Yvonne,
Watada Marianne,
Cajina Stefan,
Newton Daniel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/opfl.1336
Subject(s) - smoke , environmental science , water contamination , contamination , distribution (mathematics) , water resource management , waste management , engineering , ecology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , biology
Wildfires in California have become more frequent and intense. Along with addressing the typical consequences of these natural disasters, two drinking water utilities discovered how to handle high levels of volatile organic compounds in their distribution systems as well as the physical and public relations effects of contamination.